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How terror plots have become more simple and harder to detect
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Jul 22, 2016
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How terror plots have become more simple and harder to detect
There is growing concern that the nature of terrorism is changing— from precise and planned to simple and crude attacks that can still inflict major damage.
Forensic police investigate a truck at the scene of a terror attack on the Promenade des Anglais on July 15, 2016 in Nice, France. A French-Tunisian attacker killed 84 people as he drove a truck through crowds, gathered to watch a firework display during Bastille Day celebrations. The attacker then opened fire on people in the crowd before being shot dead by police.
Forensic police investigate a truck at the scene of a terror attack on the Promenade des Anglais on July 15, 2016 in Nice, France. A French-Tunisian attacker killed 84 people as he drove a truck through crowds, gathered to watch a firework display during Bastille Day celebrations. The attacker then opened fire on people in the crowd before being shot dead by police.
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There is growing concern that the nature of terrorism is changing— from precise and planned to simple and crude attacks that can still inflict major damage.

It's been a week since a truck plowed into a crowd of Bastille Day revelers in Nice, France killing 84 people and wounding hundreds.

ISIS claimed the attack was carried out by one of its "soldiers."

Today, French President Francois Hollande announced new plans to fight ISIS extremists in Iraq. 

But there is growing concern that the nature of terrorism is changing— from precise and planned to simple and crude. 

Joining Take Two to discuss:

  • Steve Simon, Senior Director of the National Security Council during the Clinton Administration