The Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus (NPR) is a small, Italian terrorist organization.  What little is known about this group is derived chiefly from a terrorist manifesto published in 2000, as well as the group's known affiliations with other Italian terrorists.   The name, "Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus," first appeared in connection with an attack on the Milan offices of the Italian Confederation of Trade Unions (CISL).  Following this attack, an open letter was sent to various newspaper offices in Milan.  The 10-page letter claimed responsibility for the attack under the signed name, Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus.  <p><p>The NPR identifies itself with the ideology originally espoused by the Red Brigades.  In essence, the Red Brigades and NPR have attempted to use murder to propagate an upheaval of Italian society in the name of Communism.   The group identifies itself with Marxist-Leninist ideology.  The Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus appears to find inspiration in the brutal and incendiary attacks once used by the Red Brigades.  The attacks target their fellow Italian citizens who happen to work for the government, private business, or trade unions.  Thus, the NPR claims to protect the interests of the common citizen by murdering other Italian citizens.

The Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus is a small group with limited operational capabilities.  They have been identified as strong allies to the New Red Brigades, as well as other small Marxist terrorist groups in Italy.  Increasingly, the New Red Brigades is seen as the key terrorist organization with the smaller terrorist groups in support roles.  In fact, there are some indications that the NPR has been fully incorporated as part of the New Red Brigades.  Whether the groups have merged or are simply strong allies, it is apparent that the group members remain committed to murder in the name of Communism.

The Revolutionary Socialists has been linked to one incident since it was first heard from in 1999.  The group first announced its presence when it distributed fliers in Malmo, Sweden.  It was not until the next year that the group expressed itself violently, once again in the city of Malmo.  Based on its choice of name, the group is assumed to follow a socialist ideology.  However, due to its limited activity and the little available literature on the organization; the group's ideological rigidity is not known.  <P> From all appearances, the Revolutionary Socialists perpetrated its one and only attack to protest a specific political development.  The attack occurred after the conservative political party, the Freedom Party, joined the Austrian government.  The political gain of a conservative political party is viewed as the Revolutionary Socialists' justification to engage in terrorism.