Title: State-sponsored terrorism - Wikipedia
Headings: State-sponsored terrorism
State-sponsored terrorism
Contents
Definition
Background
Types of support
Ideological support
By country
Afghanistan
China
India
Iran
Israel
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
North Korea
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Soviet Union
Sudan
Syria
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: The US State Department designation is authorized by three laws: the Export Administration Act of 1979, the Arms Export Control Act, and the Foreign Assistance Act. As of July 2018
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there are four countries on this list: North Korea, Iran, Sudan and Syria. According to the State Department there are four types of sanctions imposed on countries who are designated state-sponsors of terrorism under these statutes: restrictions on U.S. foreign assistance, a ban on defense exports and sales, certain controls over exports of dual use items; and miscellaneous financial and other restrictions. Background
The use of terrorist organizations as proxies in armed conflicts between state actors became more attractive in the mid-20th century as a result of post World War II developments like the increasing costs of traditional warfare and the risk of nuclear war. Speaking about the effect of nuclear capability on traditional military conflict KGB agent Alexander Sakharovsky said that "In today's world, when nuclear arms have made military force obsolete, terrorism should become our main weapon." Though state-sponsored terrorism persists in the post-9/11 era, some scholars have argued that it has become less significant in the age of global jihadism.