Nuclear Jihad: A Clear and Present Danger?
(Sprache: Englisch)
The most visible face of terrorism-which is embedded in the conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the border region between the two countries-could mask an even bigger danger. In the world of counterterrorism, which includes the quiet work of intelligence...
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The most visible face of terrorism-which is embedded in the conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the border region between the two countries-could mask an even bigger danger. In the world of counterterrorism, which includes the quiet work of intelligence gathering at home, abroad, in prisons, in mosques, and in Internet chat rooms, Western analysts are working hard to understand one of the most frightening threats, that of nuclear terrorism. In his appraisal of this menace, Todd M. Masse explores the likelihood of an attack by examining the two major schools of thought on the subject. The apocalyptists, on the one hand, tend to view the possibility of a nuclear terrorist attack as highly likely over the next five to ten years. Skeptics, on the other hand, recognize the grave consequences of a terrorist nuclear detonation but tend to discount the potential of terrorists using weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Upon reviewing the terrorists' unsuccessful history with WMD, the skeptics believe that those terrorist groups wanting to create widespread panic will revert to triedand- true conventionalA" attacks, which can still inflict mass casualties. Masse provides a much-needed objective assessment of the nuclear terrorist threat and suggests a range of policy options to address the danger. National security analysts and policymakers, military personnel, and graduate students in international relations and political science will find his work compelling.
Autoren-Porträt von Todd M. Masse
Todd M. Masse is a national security analyst with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's Strategic Assessments Office, National Security Analysis Department. He has testified before Congress as an expert witness on matters relating to national and homeland security. He lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Todd M. Masse
- 2011, 341 Seiten, Maße: 15,5 x 22,9 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Free Press
- ISBN-10: 1597975281
- ISBN-13: 9781597975285
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Englisch
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Finally, here is a thorough and thoughtful analysis of the risks of nuclear terrorism and the measures by the U.S. government and the international community to mitigate them. Todd Masse makes clear that while the world remains an unstable place and that there is still plenty of work to do to reduce risk, we shouldn t be driven by hysteria and the Armageddon scenarios popular in pulp fiction. Thank goodness no need to light our hair on fire just yet!
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