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International Relations prof at U. Illinois. Senior Editor @ArcDigi. Author “Drones and Terrorism.” Politics, national security, and occasional nerdery.

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    1. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      I wish I could end on a more positive note, telling you how tragedies like the #BarcelonaTerrorAttack can be averted. But I can't. 20/x

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    2. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      The reasons why #terrorist groups and self-starters want to use violence are big, complicated, and not about to go away. #Barcelona 21/x

      1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
    3. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
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      And vehicle attacks are an effective tactic that even prepared security services will have trouble stopping. #BarcelonaTerroristAttack 22/x

      2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
    4. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
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      Intelligence can help anticipate, and alert police and individuals can help minimize the damage. But some will get through. #Barcelona 23/x

      1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
    5. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      Unfortunately, this reality won't stop some people, especially politicians, from promising easy solutions. #BarcelonaTerrorAttack 24/x

      1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
    6. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      But we can sympathize with victims and reject those who try to use the #BarcelonaTerroristAttack to advance their preconceived agendas (END)

      2 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
    7. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      UPDATE 1: Spanish police killed 5 in Cambrils attempting a vehicle attack, who they're treating as connected to the #BarcelonaTerrorAttack.

      1 reply 3 retweets 8 likes
    8. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      UPDATE 2: Reports say the 5 dead attackers were wearing explosive belts, casting doubt on the theory that the #BarcelonaAttack was amateur.

      1 reply 2 retweets 5 likes
    9. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      UPDATE 3: Explosive belts usually indicate professional operations, or at least connection to a terrorist group. #BarcelonaTerroristAttack

      1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
    10. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      UPDATE 4: Explosive belts require a skilled bomb maker. They're not the sort of thing an amateur throws together with household material.

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      Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017

      UPDATE 5: This also means it was very fortunate the Cambrils attack didn't kill anyone. The police did well. #BarcelonaTerroristAttack

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        2. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81

          UPDATE 6: It's odd one operative, without explosives, would attack a major location while 5 with explosives would target one less prominent.

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        3. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81

          UPDATE 7: But, if Cambrils proves connected to #Barcelona, we're looking at a cell, quite possibly with one or more #ISIS members.

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        4. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81

          UPDATE 8: The cell that attacked Paris and Brussels was an #ISIS operative who recruited locals, and these attacks could be similar.

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        5. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81

          UPDATE 9: In some sense, that's good news, because it becomes an intelligence/law enforcement challenge. #BarcelonaTerroristAttack

          1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
        6. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81

          UPDATE 10: Random person with a vehicle is nearly impossible to anticipate, but a cell can be tracked and traced. #BarcelonaTerroristAttack

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        7. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 17 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81

          UPDATE 11: And professional terrorist operatives recruiting locals can be countered with intel sources and addressing sociopolitical issues.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        8. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 18 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81

          NEW UPDATE 1: Cambrils attackers' suicide belts were fake. That's more evidence #Barcelona was amateur, not #ISIS pros. (h/t @brienbarnett)

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        9. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 18 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @brienbarnett

          NEW UPDATE 2: By contrast, Paris attackers wore real suicide vests into the Bataclan concert hall. Two detonated. #BarcelonaTerroristAttack

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        10. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 18 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @brienbarnett

          NEW UPDATE 3: Fake suicide belts is a risky strategy. Intimidates bystanders, but says arrest impossible. Security forces shoot-to-kill.

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        11. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 18 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @brienbarnett

          NEW UPDATE 4: There's also a wannabe aspect to it. As if they were playing jihadist dress up. #BarcelonaTerroristAttack

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        12. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 18 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @brienbarnett

          NEW UPDATE 5: Evidence is mounting that they were self-starters (inspired by, rather than trained and sent by a terrorist group). #Barcelona

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        13. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 18 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @brienbarnett

          NEW UPDATE 6: But, assuming Cambrils and #BarcelonaAttack were connected, why would 5 attack a small town and just 1 a big city?

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        14. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 18 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @brienbarnett

          NEW UPDATE 7: It's possible they were rushed, stepping up plans as authorities closed in. That happened in Brussels. #BarcelonaTerrorAttack

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        15. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 18 Aug 2017
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @brienbarnett

          NEW UPDATE: But it's an open question. As is if these 6 were the whole group. To answer, we need more info. #BarcelonaTerroristAttack

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