Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism by Russell Howard
In WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND TERRORISM, Brigadier General (Retired) Russell Howard and Dr. James Forest have collected original and previously published seminal articles and essays by scientists, academics, government officials, and members of the nation’s security and intelligence communities. The editors and several of the authors write from practical field experience in nonproliferation and counterterrorism efforts. Others have had significant responsibility for developing government policies to address the threat of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. The contributors include a majority of the significant names in the field including Bruce Hoffman, Brian Jenkins, Jonathan Tucker, Rohan Gunaratna, David Franz, Richard Betts, William Rosenau, and David Albright.Unit One of the book introduces key terms and addresses important strategic and policy debates. Authors explain how the new forms of terrorism affect the post-9/11 security environment and introduce the notion that weapons of mass destruction could give terrorists short-term, asymmetric attack advantages over conventional military forces. Unit Two offers detailed accounts of the characteristics, availability, and dangers of specific types of WMD, along with four case studies that associate theory with practice—an important feature of this volume. Unit Three deals with past, present, and future national and international responses to—and defenses against—the threat of WMD terrorism. And in the final section of the volume, authors predict future WMD threats and seek to draw on past events and mistakes in order to identify lessons and strategies for the future.Appendices include a primer on bioterrorism and fact sheets on chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological terrorism.
James J.F. Forest, Ph.D. is an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on terrorism and security studies, and a senior fellow with the Joint Special Operations University, where he holds a TS/SCI security clearance with the U.S. Department of Defense.
Dr. Forest is the former Director of Terrorism Studies at the United States Military Academy. During his tenure (2001-2010) he taught courses in terrorism, counterterrorism, information warfare, international relations and sub-Saharan Africa. He also directed a series of research initiatives and education programs for the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, covering topics such as terrorist recruitment, training, and organizational knowledge transfer. Dr. Forest was selected by the Center for American Progress and Foreign Policy magazine as one of America's most esteemed terrorism and national security experts and participated in their annual Terrorism Index studies 2006 thru 2009. He has been interviewed by many newspaper, radio and television outlets, and is regularly invited to give lectures in the United States and abroad. He has published eleven books and dozens of journal articles, and has testified before committees of the U.S. Senate.
Dr. Forest is the former Director of Terrorism Studies at the United States Military Academy. During his tenure (2001-2010) he taught courses in terrorism, counterterrorism, information warfare, international relations and sub-Saharan Africa. He also directed a series of research initiatives and education programs for the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, covering topics such as terrorist recruitment, training, and organizational knowledge transfer. Dr. Forest was selected by the Center for American Progress and Foreign Policy magazine as one of America's most esteemed terrorism and national security experts and participated in their annual Terrorism Index studies 2006 thru 2009. He has been interviewed by many newspaper, radio and television outlets, and is regularly invited to give lectures in the United States and abroad. He has published eleven books and dozens of journal articles, and has testified before committees of the U.S. Senate.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780073379708 |
| ISBN 10 | 0073379700 |
| Title | Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism |
| Author | Russell Howard |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mcgraw-Hill/Dushkin |
| Year published | 2007-04-16 |
| Number of pages | 624 |
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