Suicide terror: understanding and confronting the threat

Based on original material, this book looks at the US and Israeli experiencesdealing with the weapon of suicide terror. The authors draw conclusions aboutthe future use of the weapon in the US and provide the policy maker, first responder, and student of homeland security with a thorough understanding of this weapon. The text creates, through re-enactments based on eye-witness testimony, the look and feel of actual incidents. Utilizing extensive case studies, the book points out how best to prevent and confront this very dangerous threat. Using extensive interviews with relevant US and Israeli personnel, this bookspeaks in the language of those responsible for understanding, preventing, and confronting this threat. The authors present the definitive study of suicideterror, and they do so through synthesizing the experience of a variety of well-known and qualified Israelis and Americans who have dealt with this unique terror weapon.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-08729-9
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 407
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés