And what do they gain from it? A State Sponsorship of Terrorism is any country “determined by the secretary of the state to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.” Many Nations and countries sponsor terrorism for their own personal gains, I found (4) Major ones that play a key role they are for Diplomatic strength, power projections, Local Power and Deterrence. Most feel as if the terrorist they support will be their ‘Backbone’ so to speak, when it comes to stronger countries trying to influence them. Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria make up America’s most recent list of Sponsors of terrorist. Cuba was added March 1, 1982 because Cuba had history of supporting revolutionary movements in Spanish countries but tin 1992 Fidel Castro stressed that his country’s support for insurgents was no more. The United States has not removed Cuba from the list. Iran was added to the list January 19, 1984 and still remains active and has had an increase in terrorist activity. Syria was added December 24, 1979 because they provided support such as weapon’s that affected the stability of the region. Until recently major events had died down. Sudan was added on August 12, 1993 but unlike the others Sudan has fully cooperated with the United States to reduce the threat of terrorism but with the problems of their security gaps it allowed terrorists to remain in the country. This concerned the United States so Sudan was not taking off the list but they do remain Partners with the