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: | Elektroniczne Rozdział |
| Język: | angielski |
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RAND Corporation
2007
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| Streszczenie: | 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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| ISBN: | MG483DHS 9780833042484 9780833039132 |
| Ograniczenie dostępu: | Open Access |