Terrorism as One of the Main Threats to National Security

The subject of this study is such a social phenomenon as terrorism and its types, as one of the main threats to national security. The relevance of the research topic is ensured by the fact that a Special Military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is currently being conducted on the territory of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military is unable to win on the battlefield and resorts to the use of various terrorist methods, up to total terror against the civilian population and creating a real threat to national security. The purpose of the article is to analyze the socio-political terrorism in the context of the degree of its threat to national security. In the course of the work, the method of historical analysis of both Russian and foreign experience is actively used. The conclusion of the article is devoted to the need to identify new types of terrorism and improve ways to combat it.