Exploring terrorist targeting preferences

Governments spend billions to protect against terrorism. Might it help to understand what al Qaeda would achieve with each specific attack? This book examines various hypotheses of terrorist targeting: is it (1) to coerce, (2) to damage economies, (3) to rally the faithful, or (4) a decision left to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Libicki, Martin C. (-)
Autor Corporativo: United States. Department of Homeland Security (-)
Otros Autores: Chalk, Peter, Sisson, Melanie
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND 2007.
Colección:JSTOR Open Access monographs.
RAND Corporation monograph series.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Descripción
Sumario:Governments spend billions to protect against terrorism. Might it help to understand what al Qaeda would achieve with each specific attack? This book examines various hypotheses of terrorist targeting: is it (1) to coerce, (2) to damage economies, (3) to rally the faithful, or (4) a decision left to affiliates? This book analyzes past attacks, post hoc justifications, and expert opinion to weigh each hypothesis.
Notas:"Prepared for the Department of Homeland Security."
"MG-483-DHS"--Page 4 of cover.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico (xxii, 107 p.) : il
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 95-107).
ISBN:9780833042484
9781281180919