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1 online resource (272 pages) |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Some aspects of political violence in America; Notes; 2 Terrorism; Entrepreneurs and group psychology; Group dynamics and the limits of counterterrorism strategies; The strategic competition; The homegrown threat; Conclusion; Notes; 3 Technology; Information technology; Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons technology; Willingness to use CBRN weapons; Ability to use CBRN weapons; Conclusion; Notes; 4 Sabotage; The American experience of sabotage; Lessons from the American experience of sabotage. |
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Information technology and sabotageConclusion; Notes; 5 Subversion; The American experience of subversion; Some lessons from experience; Conclusion; Notes; 6 The clandestine threat, networks, and strategy; Differences among organizations; Advantages and disadvantages of different organizations; Decentralized organizations and the clandestine threat; Strategy; Conclusion; Notes; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Since 9/11, the dominant view is that we have entered an era of new conflict in which technology has empowered non-state actors who now pose unprecedented and unmanageable threats to U.S. national security. This unique work studies a range of threats, from homegrown and foreign terrorism to the possibility of cyber- or Chinese sabotage and fears of religious subversion to challenge every aspects of this new conflict argument and expose its underlying exaggerations and misunderstandings. Examining such issues as political violence, the role of religion in terrorism, the impact of technology, and. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
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Terrorism. |
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United States. |
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Terrorism -- Technological innovations.
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Terrorism -- Technological innovations. |
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Political violence -- United States -- History.
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Political violence. |
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History. |
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Subversive activities -- United States -- History.
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Subversive activities. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tucker, David. Illuminating the Dark Arts of War : Terrorism, Sabotage, and Subversion in Homeland Security and the New Conflict. London : Continuum International Publishing, ©2012 9781441170699 |
| ISBN |
9781441156860 (electronic book) |
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1441156860 (electronic book) |
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