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The Larger Threat: Missile or Terrorist Bomb?
Fatalities from Recent Attacks
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Date |
Missile |
Terrorist Bomb |
Remarks
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| Gulf War |
1/15 - 2/28/91 |
17 |
0 |
121 non-combat fatalities |
| Marine Barracks Beirut |
10/23/83 |
0 |
241 |
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| Khobar Towers |
6/25/96 |
0 |
19 |
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| Riyadh SANG PM HQ |
11/13/95 |
0 |
5 |
2 Indian |
| Embassy bombings |
8/7/98 |
0 |
12 |
224 total |
| World Trade Center |
2/26/93 |
0 |
6 |
1,000 injuries |
| Murrah Federal Bldg |
4/19/95 |
0 |
168 |
842 injuries |
| USS Cole |
10/12/2000
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0 |
17 |
39 injuries
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Total U.S. Killed:
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17 |
468 |
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