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Terrorism, Asymmetric Warfare, and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author : Anthony H. Cordesman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313006903
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Terrorism, Asymmetric Warfare, and Weapons of Mass Destruction written by Anthony H. Cordesman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-11-30 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Countering Terrorism and WMD

Author : Peter Katona
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134173563
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Countering Terrorism and WMD written by Peter Katona and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume shows us that in order to deal with today’s Fourth Generation asymmetric warfare by terrorist groups using conventional arms and weapons of mass destruction, we need a new ‘global networked’ approach. The contributors examine the various attempts that have been made to counter the latest wave of terrorism, including the US strikes against Afghanistan and Iraq, President George W. Bush's declaration of a ‘war against terrorism’, the creation of the US Department of Homeland Security, and the 9/11 Commission. Drawing from our experience with ‘Terrorism Early Warning’ and the co-production of counter-terrorism intelligence, this book explains the need for such a network and shows how it could be formed. It compiles the opinions of experts from clinical medicine, public policy, law enforcement and the military. These expert contributors identify the nature of a global counter-terrorism network, show how it could be created, and provide clear guidelines for gauging its future effectiveness. This book will be of great interest to all students of terrorism studies, US national security, international relations, and political science in general.

Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author : Ian Bellany
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134115253
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction written by Ian Bellany and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-12-12 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a widely held belief in the imminent probability of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons of mass destruction being used by terrorists against civilian targets. This edited volume critically assesses the suggestion that one safeguard against this possibility would be to strengthen existing international prohibitions against state- level acquisition of such weapons. A glimpse of the possible potential of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction has been seen through the actions of the Tokyo Aum group, and through the use of chlorine by insurgents in Iraq. However, the extent of the real threat posed is as yet unclear, and safeguarding against it in developing countries will not be easy. This book assembles specialists in each category of WMD in order to examine the potential of expanding the three ‘classical’ arms control treaties in order to combat the threat posed by smaller terrorist groups, and draws conclusions as to the strengths and weaknesses of this suggestion.

Rethinking Asymmetric Threats

Author : Stephen Blank
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Asymmetric Threats written by Stephen Blank and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For several years U.S. policymakers, officials, and writers on defense have employed the terms "asymmetric" or "asymmetry" to characterize everything from the nature of the threats we face to the nature of war and beyond. The author challenges the utility of using those terms to characterize the threats we face, one element of the broader debate over the nature of war, U.S. strategy, and the threats confronting us. As a work of critique, it aims to make an important contribution to the threat debate. A correct assessment of the nature of the threat environment is essential to any sound defense doctrine for the U.S. Army and the military as a whole. That correct assessment can only be reached through a process of critique and debate.

Terrorist Organizations and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author : Alethia H. Cook
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442276630
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Terrorist Organizations and Weapons of Mass Destruction written by Alethia H. Cook and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weapons of Mass Destruction are diverse and pose unique challenges to governments attempting to keep them out of the wrong hands and preparing to respond to an attack. This text analyzes Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons and terrorist groups with a known interest in them. It presents accessible information about the technical challenges posed by each type of weapon, assesses the threats, and reviews the US governmental responses. It provides structured CBRN case studies and allows for easy comparison of threats, challenges, and responses. The text combines weapons and policy information in one comprehensive and comparative resource for researchers and students interested in key issues in modern terrorism and international security.

Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism

Author : Russell Howard
Publisher : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
ISBN 13 : 9780073379708
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism written by Russell Howard and published by McGraw-Hill/Dushkin. This book was released on 2007-03-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND TERRORISM, Brigadier General (Retired) Russell Howard and Dr. James Forest have collected original and previously published seminal articles and essays by scientists, academics, government officials, and members of the nation’s security and intelligence communities. The editors and several of the authors write from practical field experience in nonproliferation and counterterrorism efforts. Others have had significant responsibility for developing government policies to address the threat of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. The contributors include a majority of the significant names in the field including Bruce Hoffman, Brian Jenkins, Jonathan Tucker, Rohan Gunaratna, David Franz, Richard Betts, William Rosenau, and David Albright. Unit One of the book introduces key terms and addresses important strategic and policy debates. Authors explain how the new forms of terrorism affect the post-9/11 security environment and introduce the notion that weapons of mass destruction could give terrorists short-term, asymmetric attack advantages over conventional military forces. Unit Two offers detailed accounts of the characteristics, availability, and dangers of specific types of WMD, along with four case studies that associate theory with practice—an important feature of this volume. Unit Three deals with past, present, and future national and international responses to—and defenses against—the threat of WMD terrorism. And in the final section of the volume, authors predict future WMD threats and seek to draw on past events and mistakes in order to identify lessons and strategies for the future. Appendices include a primer on bioterrorism and fact sheets on chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological terrorism.

Living Weapons

Author : Gregory D. Koblentz
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801457661
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Living Weapons written by Gregory D. Koblentz and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Biological weapons are widely feared, yet rarely used. Biological weapons were the first weapon prohibited by an international treaty, yet the proliferation of these weapons increased after they were banned in 1972. Biological weapons are frequently called 'the poor man's atomic bomb,' yet they cannot provide the same deterrent capability as nuclear weapons. One of my goals in this book is to explain the underlying principles of these apparent paradoxes."—from Living Weapons Biological weapons are the least well understood of the so-called weapons of mass destruction. Unlike nuclear and chemical weapons, biological weapons are composed of, or derived from, living organisms. In Living Weapons, Gregory D. Koblentz provides a comprehensive analysis of the unique challenges that biological weapons pose for international security. At a time when the United States enjoys overwhelming conventional military superiority, biological weapons have emerged as an attractive means for less powerful states and terrorist groups to wage asymmetric warfare. Koblentz also warns that advances in the life sciences have the potential to heighten the lethality and variety of biological weapons. The considerable overlap between the equipment, materials and knowledge required to develop biological weapons, conduct civilian biomedical research, and develop biological defenses creates a multiuse dilemma that limits the effectiveness of verification, hinders civilian oversight, and complicates threat assessments. Living Weapons draws on the American, Soviet, Russian, South African, and Iraqi biological weapons programs to enhance our understanding of the special challenges posed by these weapons for arms control, deterrence, civilian-military relations, and intelligence. Koblentz also examines the aspirations of terrorist groups to develop these weapons and the obstacles they have faced. Biological weapons, Koblentz argues, will continue to threaten international security until defenses against such weapons are improved, governments can reliably detect biological weapon activities, the proliferation of materials and expertise is limited, and international norms against the possession and use of biological weapons are strengthened.

The Ultimate Terrorists

Author : Jessica Stern
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674003941
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Terrorists written by Jessica Stern and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As bad as they are, why aren't terrorists worse? With biological, chemical and nuclear weapons at hand, they easily could be. Jessica Stern argues that the nuclear threat of the Cold War has been replaced by the more imminent threat of terrorist attacks with weapons of mass destruction.

Jihadists and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author : Gary Ackerman
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420069675
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Jihadists and Weapons of Mass Destruction written by Gary Ackerman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the Nexus Formed When Malevolent Actors Access Malignant MeansWritten for professionals, academics, and policymakers working at the forefront of counterterrorism efforts, Jihadists and Weapons of Mass Destruction is an authoritative and comprehensive work addressing the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the hands of jihadists,

The New Face of Terrorism

Author : Nadine Gurr
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The New Face of Terrorism written by Nadine Gurr and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition is a comprehensive account of the technological and political possibilities and dangers presented by weapons of mass destruction in the wake of September 11th, 2001. The technical and organizational sophistication of the attacks on September 11th heralds a new era in the age-old war against terrorism. After these attacks, attention became focused on the activities and capacities of Islamic extremist groups, such as Osama bin Laden' s al-Qa' eda organization, but the reality is that terrorist threats could come from almost any quarter.

Strategic Culture and Violent Non-state Actors

Author : James M. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategic Culture and Violent Non-state Actors written by James M. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper combines three separate threads of analysis on culture and violent nonstate actors as a launching pad to spur further research into this critical arena of culture and security. Jim Smith lays out a series of templates for guiding analysis of culture and violent nonstate actors. Mark Long applies cultural analysis of radical Islam and alQaida in discussing the influences involved in the core al Qaida group's WMD decisions. Tom Johnson, in examining a tribal insurgent psychological campaign in Afghanistan, demonstrates that behavioral influences can be manipulated for significant effect in countering our efforts to gain stability and legitimacy for the Afghan government. James M. Smith, PhD, is the Director, USAF Institute for National Security Studies and Professor, Military Strategic Studies at the US Air Force Academy.Jerry Mark Long, PhD, is Associate Professor and Director, Middle East Studies, Honors College, Baylor University. Thomas H. Johnson is Research Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School.

Bounding the Global War on Terrorism

Author : Jeffrey Record
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Bounding the Global War on Terrorism written by Jeffrey Record and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author examines three features of the war on terrorism as currently defined and conducted: (1) the administration's postulation of the terrorist threat, (2) the scope and feasibility of U.S. war aims, and (3) the war's political, fiscal, and military sustainability. He believes that the war on terrorism--as opposed to the campaign against al-Qaeda-- lacks strategic clarity, embraces unrealistic objectives, and may not be sustainable over the long haul. He calls for downsizing the scope of the war on terrorism to reflect concrete U.S. security interests and the limits of American military power.

Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism

Author : Alan O'Day
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism written by Alan O'Day and published by Ashgate Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-nine articles explore the issue of WMD and key questions raised about terrorism, its definition, objects, motivation, whether there is a different species of it emerging in the aftermath of the close of the Cold War, preparedness and the means of prevention.The conventional, low-technology terrorism of the past has exercised a social and political impact far out of proportion with the casualties it has caused. The massive, indiscriminate destruction caused by an act of WMD terrorism similarly would have disproportionate social, political, economic and strategic effects.

Bounding the Global War on terrorism

Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428910573
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Bounding the Global War on terrorism written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Asymmetrical Warfare

Author : Roger W. Barnett
Publisher : Potomac Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Asymmetrical Warfare written by Roger W. Barnett and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Possible asymmetrical warfare scenarios include launching chemical, biological, or suicide attacks; taking indiscriminate actions against critical infrastructure; using hostages or human shields; deliberately destroying the environment; and targeting noncombatants.".

The New Face of Terrorism

Author : Nadine Gurr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857715089
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)

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Download or read book The New Face of Terrorism written by Nadine Gurr and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2004-12-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthrax, smallpox, sarin, blister, blood and choking agents - the list of potential weapons of mass destruction is enormous and varied. It was once thought that technological problems would prevent terrorists developing these weapons whilst moral issues would stop them using them. That has now changed. The technical and organizational sophistication of the attacks on 11th September 2001 heralds a new era in the age-old war against terrorism. After these attacks, attention focused on the activities and capacities of Islamic extremist groups, such as Osama bin Laden's al-Qa'eda organisation, but the reality is that terrorist threats could come from almost any quarter. This revised edition is the comprehensive and sobering account of the possibilities - technological and political.