Summary
This book provides a critique of the initial creation and recent developments in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It discusses current views on prevention, and the creation of a prudent global policy that balances military force and diplomacy, including the use of intelligence as a means to counter terrorism. Considers preparedness for man-made and natural disasters, and terrorism as well as the threat of nuclear terrorism and other WMDs. It explores the delicate balance between national security and the protection of privacy and civil liberties.
Contents
1. Toward a comprehensive strategy for terrorism and homeland security / Paul R. Viotti. -- 2. The search for national and homeland security: an integrated grand strategy / Robert H. Dorff. -- 3. Assured vulnerability: homeland security and the Cold War legacy of defenselessness / David Goldfischer. -- 4. Terrorism and deterrence by denial / James M. Smith & Brent J. Talbot. -- 5. The importance of multinational and transnational cooperation strategies for homeland security / Veronica M. Kitchen & Gregory J. Moore. -- 6. WMD terrorism: new threats, revised responses / Jeffrey A. Larsen & James J. Wirtz. -- 7. Nuclear and radioactive threats to homeland security: prevention and response / Fred L. Wehling & Jeremy Tamsett. -- 8. Comparative risk analysis: biological terrorism, pandemics, and other "forgotten" catastrophic disaster threats / Terrence M. O'Sullivan. -- 9. Homeland security strategy and policy choices: a local government perspective / Greg Moser. -- 10. Democracy, civil society and the damage-limitation component of strategy / Alexander C. Diener & Timothy W. Crawford. -- 11. Transportation as a component of homeland security strategy / Joseph S. Szyliowicz. -- 12. Redefining U.S. energy security in the twenty-first century / Kevin King.