Czech Republic

After the collapse of the former Soviet Union, terrorist opportunities relate to the vast arsenal of weapons and missiles that resided in the country at the time of the break up. There are several key factors that make the former Soviet Union a possible prime source for the rise in terrorist activities and the rise in threat for terrorism globally.

Because of the break up, Russia is on the road to corruption and anarchy with the dissolution of the KGB. Former KGB members formed ties with the Russian Mafia and began to trade former Soviet-made weaponry, which led to the escalation of weapons sales to terrorist groups. They even placed some sophisticated weapons of mass destruction on the market for sale to the highest bidder, and some of the weapons ended up in the hands of Third World countries.

Czech Republic is another country that has been known to sell weapons both legally and illegally. Although they are not directly linked to terrorists or terrorist groups, they are selling weapons to anyone whom appears interested making them very intriguing to terrorist and or terrorist groups. Because the Czech Republic had close ties with the former KGB, they have extensive networks and locations through out the world. This advantage makes the Czech Republic a threat to the U.S. and other nations.

Another factor that led to a rise in terrorist activities is when the Soviet Union split, the former state of Ukraine was supposed to deliver 1,942 rockets to a military base to be dismantled but only 488 had been accounted for. The rest are unaccounted for and is likely missing along with $170 million dollars worth of military stock. The Ukraine's methods of accounting for their inventory is not up par, whether it is because they are selling these weapons on the black market and saying they lost them is easier then explaining the illegal sale, or they legitimately are just at a loss for how to inventory their weaponry, either way, they put other nations at risk for their lack of responsibility.

The possibilities are endless with respect to the massive amount of weapons that are unaccounted for and weapons as sophisticated as weapons of mass destruction. What is daunting is that there is no way to know what terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda, who has resentment towards the U.S., non Muslims, and other countries, have in their possession at this very moment, which makes it difficult to prepare for any future attacks.