Operations Against Enemy Leaders

Operations targeted against senior enemy leaders have long been viewed as a potential means of shaping the policy and behavior of enemy states. As a result, the United States has launched a variety of overt and covert operations in efforts to attack enemy leaders directly, facilitate their overthrow...

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Main Author: Hosmer, Stephen T. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2001
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