A dangerous world? : threat perception and U.S. national security /

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In 2013, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey stated that the world is "more dangerous than it has ever been." Is this accurate? Do we live in a world that is uniquely dangerous? Is it possible that the many threats and dangers promoted by policymakers and the media ar...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Preble, Christopher A. (Editor ), Mueller, John E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, [2014]
Temas:
National security > United States.
Threats > United States.
Menaces > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
National security
Threats
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 2013, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey stated that the world is "more dangerous than it has ever been." Is this accurate? Do we live in a world that is uniquely dangerous? Is it possible that the many threats and dangers promoted by policymakers and the media are exaggerated or overblown? In this timely edited volume, experts on international security assess - and put into context - the supposed dangers to American security. The authors examine the most frequently referenced threats, including wars between nations and civil wars within nations, and discuss the impact of rising nations, weapons proliferation, general unrest, terrorism, transnational crime, and state failures
In this timely edited volume of papers, experts on international security assess, and put in context, the supposed dangers to American security.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 390 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781939709417
1939709415

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