Finally, the information revolution provides inexpensive means of communication and organization that allow groups once restricted to local and national police jurisdictions to become global. Al Qaeda is said to have established a network in fifty or more countries.
现实社会里，大规模杀伤性武器更轻巧、廉价，也更容易得到。手机在去年3月马德里恐怖袭击中被用作定时器，劫机的费用也并不昂贵。最后，信息革命提供了价格低廉的沟通和组织方式，使以前限于本地和本国警力管辖的恐怖组织具备了全球性特征。据称基地组织在50多个国家设立了恐怖网络。