Terrorism, asymmetric warfare, and weapons of mass destruction: defending the U.S. homeland/
Anthony H. Cordesman
- New Delhi: Pentagon, 2002.
- x, 448 p. ; 24 cm.
- (Praeger Security International) .
Changing face of asymmetric warfare and terrorism -- Risk assessment : planning for "non-patterns" and potential risk -- Threat prioritization : seeking to identify current and future threats -- CTypes of attack : determining future methods of attack and the needed response -- Threat assessment and prioritization : identifying threats -- U.S. government efforts to create a homeland defense capability -- Federal efforts by department and agency -- Federal, state, and local cooperation -- How other nations deal with these threats -- Lessons from recent major commissions on terrorism -- Conclusions and recommendations.
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Military policy Military readiness Terrorism--Prevention Weapons of mass destruction Asymmetric warfare