Terrorism and America
a commonsense strategy for a democratic society
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Author
Contributions
- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. - Contributor
Publication
1998 - MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
44,750 words, Guess
Page Count
179 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL345084M
- ISBN-100262082721
- OCLC Control Number42854115
- OCLC Control Number38948107
- OCLC Control Numberterrorismamerica00heym
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number98004073
- Goodreads1597958
- LibraryThing1029261
Classifications
- DDC363.3/2/0973
- LCCHV6432 .H49 1998
Description
In this book, Philip Heymann argues that the United States and other democracies can fight terrorism while preserving liberty and maintaining a healthy, unified society. Drawing on his experience in the U.S. Departments of State and Justice, he shows how domestic and foreign intelligence-gathering can thwart terrorism, how the United States must cooperate and share information with its allies, and how terrorism can be prevented in many cases. Terrorism will never disappear completely, but the policies Heymann offers can limit the harm to Americans and protect the integrity of U.S. governmental processes.
First Sentence
The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that in the decade after 1985 there were only two terrorist incidents on U.S. soil with substantial foreign involvement (i.e., "international terrorism"): the bombing of the World Trade Center in February 1993, and an all-but-ignored occupation of the Iranian Mission to the United Nations by five opponents of the regime in 1992.
Subjects
Series Statement
- BCSIA studies in international security
Other Editions
- Terrorism and America: a commonsense strategy for a democratic society
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