Terrorism and Homeland Security
Thinking Strategically About Policy
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher CRC Press
- Date of Publication 17 June 2008
- ISBN 9781420077735
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages352 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 650 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 11 Illustrations, black & white; 1 Tables, black & white 0
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Short description:
Since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established, it has remained a work-in-progress. This volume is one of the first to examine the strategy that has characterized the DHS?s first five years. It includes contributions from top military, international relations, and security experts. A variety of issues are addressed, including nuclear terrorism, WMDs, military force vs. diplomacy, and intelligence as a means of countering terrorism. It examines preventive measures and explores the delicate balance between national security and the protection of privacy and civil liberties. The book also discusses preparedness for natural and man-made disasters.
MoreLong description:
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.
MoreTable of Contents:
THE NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGE: DEVELOPING STRATEGY FOR TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY. TERRORISM, HOMELAND SECURITY AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD). STRATEGY AND THE SAFEGUARDING OF SOCIETY AND ITS INFRASTRUCTURE FROM TERRORISM AND OTHER THREATS. CONCLUSION: Securing the Homeland. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SUGGESTED READINGS. APPENDIX: U.S. National Strategy for Homeland Security (Executive Summary).
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