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OverviewNuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons delivered covertly by terrorists or hostile governments pose a significant and growing threat to the United States and other countries. Covert attack is hard to deter or prevent, and NBC weapons suitable for covert attack are available to a growing range of states and groups hostile to the United States. At the same time, constraints on their use appear to be eroding. This volume analyzes the nature and limits of the covert NBC threat and proposes a measured set of policy reponses, focused on improving intelligence and consequence-management to reduce US vulnerability. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard A Falkenrath , Robert D Newman , Bradley A. Thayer (Missouri State University) , Thayer A. Bradley (Visiting Assistant Professor, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA)Publisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9780262561181ISBN 10: 0262561182 Pages: 380 Publication Date: 08 July 1998 Recommended Age: From 18 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsI know of no more incisive, detailed assessment of the growing threat of mass destruction terrorism than America's Achilles' Heel. This outstanding book is essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in American national security. --U.S. Senator Richard Lugar Author InformationRichard A. Falkenrath is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He served as Executive Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) and, before that, as a Research Fellow. He is the author and co-author of Shaping Europe's Military Order (1995), Avoiding Nuclear Anarchy (1996), America's Achilles' Heel: Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Terrorism and Covert Attack (1998), and numerous journal articles and chapters of edited volumes. Bradley A. Thayer is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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