The military role in countering terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction /
"This paper examines the U.S. military capability to counter terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction. It describes the terrorist threat to U.S. forces and reasons why terrorists would use these types of weapons. Our current national policy, strategy and doctrine highlight the problem but...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. :
USAF Counterproliferation Center, Air University,
1999.
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| Series: | Counterproliferation papers. Future warfare series ;
no. 1. |
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| Summary: | "This paper examines the U.S. military capability to counter terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction. It describes the terrorist threat to U.S. forces and reasons why terrorists would use these types of weapons. Our current national policy, strategy and doctrine highlight the problem but show a need to improve interagency coordination and cooperation in the fight against terrorism. On the military level, combating the threat is an integral part of our strategy but needs increased emphasis on the planning level". |
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| Item Description: | "September 1999." |
| Physical Description: | iv, 52 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: (pages 45-52). |