Stealing the sword limiting terrorist use of advanced conventional weapons
Part of a series examining the technology competition between security organizations and terrorist organizations, this report focuses on understanding how terrorist groups make technology choices and consequently how the United States can discourage their adoption of advanced conventional weapons. F...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA
RAND Corp.
2007, 2007
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Part of a series examining the technology competition between security organizations and terrorist organizations, this report focuses on understanding how terrorist groups make technology choices and consequently how the United States can discourage their adoption of advanced conventional weapons. Five types of advanced conventional weapons are identified that could provide terrorists with a new and qualitatively different weapon capability: sniper rifles, squad-level weapons, antitank missiles, large limpet mines, and mortar systems. Two key methods of limiting the threat from these systems in the hands of terrorists are explored: raising awareness of the threat, and reducing the threat through procedural and technical use controls. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can play a key role in both these steps by pushing to begin diplomatic discussions and by conducting a detailed study, perhaps with the National Security Agency, of the technical architecture for use controls. Additionally, DHS should become a permanent member of the interagency panels considering arms exports |
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| Item Description: | "MG-510"--Page 4 of cover |
| Physical Description: | xxvii, 126 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781281181268 0833039652 1281181269 6611181261 9786611181260 9780833039651 |