The ultimate terrorists
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, JessicaStern guides us expertly through a post-Cold...
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Cambridge, MA:
Harvard University Press,
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| Summary: | 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, JessicaStern 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 214 p.; 25 cm.. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0674617908 (alk. paper) 0674003942 (pbk.) |