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In December 2004, the NIC published a report on its 2020 Project, titled "Global Trends 2020: Mapping the Global Future".<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2004 |title=Mapping the Global Future: Report of the National Intelligence Council's 2020 Project |url=https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Global%20Trends_Mapping%20the%20Global%20Future%202020%20Project.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606032914/https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Global%20Trends_Mapping%20the%20Global%20Future%202020%20Project.pdf |archive-date=2022-06-06 |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=[[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]]}}</ref> Developed in consultation with "non-governmental experts around the world," the report examined possible scenarios evolving out of global trends shaping international politics and economics. Particular emphasis was put on the increasing role of China and [[India]] on the global stage, as well as the evolution of [[radical Islamic terrorism]] worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rose |first=Gideon |date=May–June 2005 |title=Mapping the Global Future: Report of the National Intelligence Council's 2020 Project |language=en-US |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2005-05-01/mapping-global-future-report-national-intelligence-councils-2020 |access-date=2022-07-10 |issn=0015-7120}}</ref> Considerations are made for the potential proliferation of [[Weapon of mass destruction|weapons of mass destruction]] (WMD) and the use of [[Biological weaponry|biological]] and [[chemical weapon]]s in future terrorist attacks.