TY - BOOK AU - Cordesman, Anthony H. TI - Terrorism, asymmetric warfare, and weapons of mass destruction: defending the U.S. homeland SN - 0275974278 U1 - 355.033073 PY - 2002/// CY - New Delhi PB - Pentagon KW - Military policy KW - Military readiness KW - Terrorism--Prevention KW - Weapons of mass destruction KW - Asymmetric warfare N1 - 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 ER -