National Socialist Order (NSO)
Sanctioned entityUnited States. Named in 4 sanctions listings.
Summary
Founded in the United States in 2015, the Atomwaffen Division (AWD) is a militant accelerationist neo-Nazi terror group, which has since expanded to the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and elsewhere. The group calls for acts of violence against racial, religious, and ethnic groups, and informants, police, and bureaucrats. AWD promotes a philosophy that individuals should carry out attacks against institutions and civilians to increase societal tensions, collapsing the government, and creating a National Socialist state for the white race out of the chaos. AWD has previously held training camps, also known as hate camps, where its members receive weapons and hand-to-hand combat training. AWD members have also carried out violent acts at public rallies, including the August 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. In February 2025, two AWD members were found guilty in the U.S. for conspiring to damage Maryland's power grid.
Sanctions and listings4
- Effective
- 18 Feb 2022
Listed Terrorist Organisations
Attorney-General of AustraliaAustralia Listed Terrorist OrganisationsAustralia
Listed as terrorist organisation under Criminal Code Act 1995
Programme AU-TERRORnationalsecurity.gov.aunationalsecurity.gov.au
Official designation
UK Home SecretaryUK Proscribed Terrorist Groups or OrganizationsUnited Kingdom
Canada Counter-Terrorism (Criminal Code) Sanctions Regime
Public Safety CanadaCanadian Listed Terrorist EntitiesCanada
Programme CA-UNSC1373publicsafety.gc.calaws-lois.justice.gc.ca
Australia's Counter-Terrorism (UNSCR 1373) Sanctions Regime - 1373 (2001)
Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia
Targeted financial sanction
Charter of the United Nations (Listed Entities) Amendment (No. 2) Instrument 2022
Programme AU-UNSC1373Last updated 3 Feb 2025dfat.gov.audfat.gov.au
Other names5
Also known as4
Weak aliases1
Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.
Addresses1
United States
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