Juan Cole notes that terrorism is defined as " non-state actors using violence against civilians to achieve a political aim." What do you call it when STATE actors use violence against civilians to achieve a political aim (for example, the fire-bombing of Dresden or the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki)?
Juan Cole notes that terrorism is defined as " non-state actors using violence against civilians to achieve a political aim." What do you call it when STATE actors use violence against civilians to achieve a political aim (for example, the fire-bombing of Dresden or the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki)?