Was the apprehension of the Birmingham suicide bombers inevitable?
Using research from the journal, Behavioural Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression and its creation of a Terrorist Attack Complexity Index we look at the planned Birmingham bombings and ask: how predictable was the operation and its subsequent prevention; and are complex terrorist operations no longer viable?Once again, we are reminded that we are at the forefront of a War on Terror as three would-be Birmingham-based suicide bombers were convicted on Thursday after they had been caught planning a terrorist attack