Under water attacks and the use of minors were among the tactics highlighted on Wednesday.
Terrorist groups are making a concerted effort to access nuclear and biological weapons technology to carry out attacks, officials in Russia warned on Wednesday.
"First of all, this concerns the continued attempts to get access to data about the manufacturing of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, their increased attention to issues related to the use of pathogenic biological agents and toxic chemicals for terrorist purposes," Kokov continued, without providing details of specific incidents.
"The Americans have been skipping our forum in the recent years. But this year we hope to see them at a meeting in Ufa. At least, they have confirmed the visit by one of the U.S. Security Council's directors," Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexander Venediktov told reporters on Sunday before the event began.
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