A Devil's Triangle Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Rogue States

by Brookes, Brookes

• ISBN13: 9780742549524
• ISBN10: 0742549526
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-21
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The threats of the Cold War were supplanted by a new national security environment characterized by unpredictable, motivated, capable adversaries posing multiple threats. Peter Brookes, one of the most respected national security experts in the United States, reminds Americans that the world continues to be a very dangerous place, filled with people and groups eager to topple the United States. This devil's trianglethe intersection of terrorism, chemical/biological/radioactive/nuclear weapons, and state sponsorsraises the timely question, What should America do about these new security challenges?

Table of Contents

Dedication	v
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(8)
The Terrorist Scourge	9	(12)
Birthing Modem Terror	21	(12)
Tradecraft: Targets, Tactics, and Tools	33	(16)
Collecting Cash and Recruits	49	(16)
Al-Qaeda: Terror Central	65	(14)
Terror Hot Spots	79	(14)
Global Terror, Inc.	93	(14)
Tackling Terrorism	107	(16)
Spreading Super Weapons	123	(12)
Mushroom Clouds and Missiles	135	(12)
Gas and Bugs	147	(14)
Specter of Superterrorism	161	(16)
Preventing Proliferation	177	(14)
Iran: Mullahs of Mayhem	191	(12)
North Korea: Nukes ``R'' Us	203	(12)
Syria: Baathists Behaving Badly	215	(12)
Rolling Back Rogues	227	(14)
Conclusion	241	(4)
Index	245	(12)
About the Author	257