Is America safe? : terrorism, homeland security, and emergency preparedness
Record details
- ISBN: 9781641433082
- ISBN: 1641433078
- ISBN: 9781641433075
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Physical Description:
viii, 432 pages ; 23 cm
print - Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Bernan Press, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | PART I TERRORISM TODAY -- Twenty-First-Century Threats to the Homeland -- Counterterrorism Tactics -- Are We Winning the War? -- Foreign Terrorist Organizations -- PART II A HISTORY OF TERRORISM -- America's Birth: A Heritage of Conflict and Terror -- Domestic Terrorism -- International Terrorism -- The Spread of Global Terrorism -- PART III BE PREPARED -- Preparing for and Coping with a Disaster -- Staying Safe at School, Work, and Play |
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Subject: | United States Politics and government Emergency management United States National security United States Terrorism United States Prevention Terrorism Government policy United States |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HV 6432 .P45 2019 | 30775305551195 | General Collection | Available | - |
Is America Safe? : Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Emergency Preparedness
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Is America Safe? : Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Emergency Preparedness
As potential targets such as military facilities, symbols of democracy, government buildings, and infrastructure are 'hardened' against possible terrorist attacks, terrorists will shift to softer targets: churches, schools, malls, mass entertainment centers, high-rise apartments, transportation centers, and energy facilities. Their goal will be to disrupt or destroy our economy, impose fear and uncertainty, break our national will, and deflect our attention and support from the Middle East. We could wait for it to happen, or we can prepare now. This new book empowers Americans by providing them with the knowledge and skills needed to understand terrorist strategies, which, in turn, allow each of us to contribute to disrupting the terrorists' intended goals through observing and reporting suspicious activity, reducing target vulnerabilities, and minimizing casualties through education and preparation. The authors define terrorism and its origins and describe present-day organizations: where they operate, what their philosophies entail, and what their motivation and objectives are. They review different terrorist tactics and their desired effects, providing readers with guidelines and checklists for surviving them. Knowing how to prepare for, and how to survive an attack is a step toward marginalizing intended casualty rates, psychological impacts, and propaganda values. At the same time, the lifesaving skills presented in this book may also be used in naturally occurring catastrophic events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, or earthquakes.