| Description |
ix, 309 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Terrorism unplugged -- The terrorist threat: reality vs. hype -- Al Qaeda: killers and bunglers -- Know your enemies -- Al Qaeda's ideology: why they kill -- Iran and Kezbollah: bloody but restrained terrorists -- Lone wolves, cults, and radical movements -- Inside counterterrorism: from green beret to NYPD Blue -- The U.S. Army Special Forces: shooters and advisors -- Door kickers, diplomats and swamp drainers -- Foreign intelligence operations: spying around -- Domestic intelligence: the spy game at home -- CBRN: real danger or overhyped threat? -- The Department of Homeland Security: searching for a mission -- Defending the big apple -- Crush the cell -- Sheehan's career timeline -- Terrorisms top ten -- Key terrorist events -- Glossary of acronyms |
| Summary |
Offers a realistic study of what the United States needs to do to protect itself against terrorism, revealing why many of the current tactics are largely a waste and calling for a new approach that emphasizes the identification and destruction of terrorist cells |
| Analysis |
Counter terrorist measures |
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Defence policy |
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Overseas item |
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Psychology |
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Terrorist groups |
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United States |
| Notes |
"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Crown Publishers...in 2008"--T.p. verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States.
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Terrorism -- Psychological aspects.
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Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
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Terrorists -- Psychology.
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| LC no. |
2007048444 |
| ISBN |
0307382176 |
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9780307382177 |
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