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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
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Libicki, Martin C.
Autor Corporativo: United States. Department of Homeland Security
Otros Autores: Chalk, Peter, Sisson, Melanie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2007.
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Temas:
al-Qaida
Terrorism > United States > Prevention.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > International Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Terrorism.
Terrorism > Prevention
Terrorismus
Attentat
Ziel
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • ch. 2. What drives al Qaeda's choice of targets?
  • ch. 3. Hypothesis testing: quantitative and qualitative measures
  • ch. 4. Hypothesis testing: Al Qaeda statements and expert observations
  • ch. 5. Ramifications for al Qaeda attack planning the United States.

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