The ultimate terrorists
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor
HV6431 .S74 1999
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HV6431 .S74 1999
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89.58 political violence.
Armes de destruction massive.
Armes de destruction massive.
Biological and chemical weapons.
Bioterrorism
Bioterrorisme.
Chemical Warfare
Guerre chimique.
Guerre nucléaire.
Kernwapens.
Nuclear Warfare
nuclear wars.
Nuclear weapons.
Technische Innovation
Technische Innovation.
Terrorism
Terrorism -- Technological innovations.
Terrorism -- Technological innovations.
terrorism.
Terrorism.
Terrorism.
Terrorism.
Terrorisme -- Innovations.
Terrorisme -- Innovations.
Terrorisme.
Terrorisme.
Terrorismus
Terrorismus.
Weapons of mass destruction.
Weapons of mass destruction.
Armes de destruction massive.
Armes de destruction massive.
Biological and chemical weapons.
Bioterrorism
Bioterrorisme.
Chemical Warfare
Guerre chimique.
Guerre nucléaire.
Kernwapens.
Nuclear Warfare
nuclear wars.
Nuclear weapons.
Technische Innovation
Technische Innovation.
Terrorism
Terrorism -- Technological innovations.
Terrorism -- Technological innovations.
terrorism.
Terrorism.
Terrorism.
Terrorism.
Terrorisme -- Innovations.
Terrorisme -- Innovations.
Terrorisme.
Terrorisme.
Terrorismus
Terrorismus.
Weapons of mass destruction.
Weapons of mass destruction.
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Book
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"As bad as they are, why aren't terrorists worse? With biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons at hand, they easily could be. And, as this chilling book suggests, they soon may well be. A former member of the National Security Council Staff, Jessica Stern guides us expertly through a post-Cold War world in which the threat of all-out nuclear war, devastating but highly unlikely, is being replaced by the less costly but much more imminent threat of terrorist attacks with weapons of mass destruction."--BOOK JACKET. "According to Stern, several factors increase the probability of a major incident. Most important is the emergence of a new breed of terrorists - violent night-wing extremists, apocalyptic groups, and millenarian cults, all less constrained than their predecessors by traditional ethics or political pressures. The dissemination of know-how about nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons in books and on the Internet heightens the risk. Stern also warns us of the risks posed by the weak states and atomized societies left in the Cold War's wake, including the dangers of theft and smuggling of nuclear and chemical materials from former Soviet facilities, and the risk that underpaid weapons experts will sell their expertise to state sponsors of terrorism or to the terrorists themselves."--BOOK JACKET. "But Stern also holds out hope for new technologies that might combat this trend, and for legal and political remedies that would improve public safety without compromising basic constitutional rights."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stern, J. (1999). The ultimate terrorists . Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stern, Jessica, 1958-. 1999. The Ultimate Terrorists. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stern, Jessica, 1958-. The Ultimate Terrorists Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Stern, J. (1999). The ultimate terrorists. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stern, Jessica. The Ultimate Terrorists Harvard University Press, 1999.
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