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Intelligence and Surprise Attack : Failure and Success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and Beyond /

How can the United States avoid a future surprise attack on the scale of 9/11 or Pearl Harbor, in an era when such devastating attacks can come not only from nation states, but also from terrorist groups or cyber enemies? Intelligence and Surprise Attack examines why surprise attacks often succeed e...

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Autor principal: Dahl, Erik J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introduction: breaking the first law of intelligence failure -- Why does intelligence fail, and how can it succeed? -- Pearl Harbor: challenging the conventional wisdom -- The Battle of Midway: explaining intelligence success -- Testing the argument: classic cases of surprise attack -- The East Africa embassy bombings: disaster despite warning -- New York City: preventing a day of terror -- The 9/11 attacks: a new explanation -- Testing the argument: why do terrorist plots fail? -- Conclusion: preventing surprise attacks today -- Appendix: Unsuccessful plots and attacks against American targets, 1987-2012. 
505 0 |a Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Breaking the First Law of Intelligence Failure; 1 Why Does Intelligence Fail, and How Can It Succeed?; PART I: THE PROBLEM OF CONVENTIONAL SURPRISE ATTACK; 2 Pearl Harbor: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom; 3 The Battle of Midway: Explaining Intelligence Success; 4 Testing the Argument: Classic Cases of Surprise Attack; PART II: THE PROBLEM OF TERRORIST SURPRISE ATTACK; 5 The East Africa Embassy Bombings: Disaster Despite Warning; 6 New York City: Preventing a Day of Terror; 7 The 9/11 Attacks: A New Explanation. 
505 0 |a 8 Testing the Argument: Why Do Terrorist Plots Fail?Conclusion: Preventing Surprise Attacks Today; Appendix: Unsuccessful Plots and Attacks against American Targets, 1987-2012; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. 
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