Exploring terrorist targeting preferences
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA
RAND
2007, 2007
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| Series: | Rand Corporation monograph series
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 affiliates? This book analyzes past attacks, post hoc justifications, and expert opinion to weigh each hypothesis |
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| Item Description: | "Prepared for the Department of Homeland Security.". - "MG-483-DHS"--Page 4 of cover |
| Physical Description: | xxii, 107 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780833039132 6611180915 083303913X 9781281180919 1281180912 9786611180911 |