Terrorism, Asymmetric Warfare, and Weapons of Mass Destruction - Defending the U.S. Homeland (Paperback)

New threats require new thinking. State attacks involving long-range missiles or conventional military forces are not the only threat to the U.S. homeland. Covert attacks by state actors, state use of proxies, independent terrorist and extremist attacks by foreign groups or individuals-and even by residents of the United States-are significant issues for future U.S. security. In this comprehensive work, Cordesman offers a range of recommendations, from reevaluating what constitutes a threat and bolstering homeland defense measures, to improving resource allocation and sharpening intelligence. There is a wide spectrum of potential threats to the U.S. homeland that do not involve overt attacks by states using long-range missiles or conventional military forces. Such threats include covert attacks by state actors, state use of proxies, independent terrorist and extremist attacks by foreign groups or individuals, and independent terrorist and extremist attacks by residents of the United States. These threats are currently limited in scope and frequency, but are emerging as potentially significant issues for future U.S. security. In this comprehensive work, Cordesman argues that new threats require new thinking, and offers a range of recommendations, from expanding the understanding of what constitutes a threat and bolstering Homeland defense measures, to bettering resource allocation and improving intelligence gathering and analysis. No pattern of actual attacks on U.S. territory has yet emerged that provides a clear basis for predicting how serious any given form of attack might be in the future, what means of attack might be used, or how lethal new forms of attack might be. As a result, there is a major ongoing debate over the seriousness of the threat and how the U.S. government should react. This work is an invaluable contribution to that debate.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Praeger Security International
Release date:	November 2001
First published:	November 2001
Authors:	Anthony H. Cordesman
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-36119-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > Military intelligence Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General
LSN:	0-313-36119-3
Barcode:	9780313361197

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