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OverviewFollowing 9/11, Americans were swept up in a near hysteria-level fear of terrorists, especially of Islamic extremists working domestically. The government and media reports stoked fears that people living in the US have the desire and means to wreak extreme havoc and destruction. Early reports estimated slightly more than 300 al Qaeda operatives living in the United States. It wasn't long before this number became 2,000 or 5,000 domestic terrorists. As these estimates snowballed, so did spending on federal counterterrorism organizations and measures, spending which now totals over a trillion dollars. The federal government launched more covert operations in the name of fighting terrorist adversaries than they did in the entirety of the forty-five year Cold War. For each apprehension of a credible terrorist suspect, the US government created or re-organized two counterterrorism organizations. The scale of these efforts has been enormous, yet somehow they have not been proven to make Americans feels safe from what they perceive to be a massive terrorist threat. But how well-founded is this fear? Is the threat of terrorism in the United States as vast as it seems and are counterterrorism efforts effective and appropriately-scaled?It has not, statistically speaking, been efficient or successful. Only one alarm in 10,000 has proven to be a legitimate threat-the rest are what the authors refer to as Full Product DetailsAuthor: John MuellerPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.604kg ISBN: 9780195381368ISBN 10: 019538136 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 01 November 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. The Impact of Nuclear Weapons 1. Effects 2. Overstating the Effects 3. Deterring World War III: Essential Irrelevance 4. Influence on History 5. Influence on Rhetoric, Theorizing, and Budgets Part II. The Spread of Nuclear Weapons 6. Arms Races: Positive and Negative 7. Proliferation: Slow and Substantially Inconsequential 8. The Modest Appeal and Value of Nuclear Weapons 9. Controlling Proliferation 10. Assessing the Costs of the Proliferation Fixation 11. Reconsidering Proliferation Policy Part III. The Atomic Terrorist? 12. Task 13. Likelihood 14. Progress and Interest 15. CapacityReviewsThought-provoking book. David Holloway, Science Some books are written to be read, others to be put in a connon and blasted at the seat of power...sensational. Simon Jenkins, The Guardian The narrative is liberally seasoned with striking facts and a dash of wry humour. Richard Lea, TLS Thought-provoking book. David Holloway, Science Some books are written to be read, others to be put in a connon and blasted at the seat of power...sensational. Simon Jenkins, The Guardian Author InformationJohn Mueller a political scientist at Ohio State University and at the Cato Institute. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 18 books and hundreds of scholarly and popular articles. His research areas include international relations, security studies, risk analysis, public opinion, foreign policy, terrorism and counterterrorism, and dance history. Mark G. Stewart is Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of Newcastle, Australia. He has more than 25 years of experience in probabilistic risk and vulnerability assessment of infrastructure and security systems. His expertise in risk assessment is applied to a wide range of threats and hazards most notably terrorism and climate change. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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