Terrorism and Homeland Security - Couverture souple

 
9781420077735: Terrorism and Homeland Security
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1420077732 ISBN 13 : 9781420077735
Editeur : CRC Press, 2008

Synopsis

Despite the fact that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been active since November of 2002, the American homeland is still not secure from terrorist attack. What passes as DHS strategy is often just a list of objectives with vague references to the garnering of national resources, and the marshalling of support from other nations.

Drawing on the expertise of several of the nation’s leading reseachers and policy experts, Terrorism and Homeland Security: Thinking Strategically About Policy provides policymakers with a much needed starting point for the creation of an effective coherent national security strategy. Its origins pre-dating 9-11, this volume grew out of an extensive project featuring the participation of various institutions including the Army War College.

The primary goal: develop a strategy that optimizes security with minimal infringement on rights and liberties

After addressing points salient to a central strategy, the book then identifies the domestic and external elements that need to be addressed in building such a strategy. To this end, it examines the nature of terrorist threats, looks at challenges specific to various weapons of mass destruction, and then goes beyond terrorism to discuss safeguarding society and its infrastructure from natural disasters.

In concluding, the editors present a number of preliminary suggestions. It is hoped that policymakers and others may take these suggestions into account when developing a comprehensive national security strategy.

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À propos de l?auteur

Paul Viotti, Michael Opheim, Nicholas Bowen

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Éditeur
CRC Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1420077732
ISBN 13 
9781420077735
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
325
Éditeur
Viotti Paul R., Opheim Michael A., Bowen Nicholas
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