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Is America Safe? : Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Emergency Preparedness by Don Philpott; Robert T. Jordan is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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As potential targets, such as military facilities, symbols of democracy, government buildings, and infrastructure are 'hardened' against possible terrorist attack, 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 a

Who reads Is America Safe? : Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Emergency Preparedness?

Author

Don Philpott; Robert T. Jordan

Publisher

Government Institutes

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781605906508

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Management, Political Science, Self Help