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• catalog abstract ""The end of the Cold War saw the end of the enemy 'out there' as the greatest security threat and its replacement by the 'enemy within' - the increased threat from international terrorism and the new menace from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons - a threat of extreme urgency. High profile terrorist attacks are nothing new and fear of indiscriminate slaughter by weapons of mass destruction is balanced by the argument that such mass violence could harm the cause of radical groups by forfeiting public support, stiffening government resolve and encouraging international co-operation. But the apocalyptic vision of attack by 'Super Terrorism' or 'Catastrophic Terrorism', with NBC weapons failing into the hands of smaller states freed from hegemonic control by Cold War superpowers or, even more alarming, of tiny and fanatical groups, haunts governments worldwide." "This timely book examines actions by Aum Shinrikyo and similar groups as well as the activities of individuals such as Timothy McVeigh and Usamah bin-Laden, exploring the debate raging in the USA, Europe, Japan and Russia. The authors argue convincingly that it is foolish and counterproductive to exaggerate the threat but that it is vital for governments and security agencies to maintain extreme vigilance in the face of a possible doomsday disaster."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b12069387.
• catalog contributor b12069388.
• catalog contributor b12069389.
• catalog created "2000.".
• catalog date "2000".
• catalog date "2000.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
• catalog description ""The end of the Cold War saw the end of the enemy 'out there' as the greatest security threat and its replacement by the 'enemy within' - the increased threat from international terrorism and the new menace from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons - a threat of extreme urgency. High profile terrorist attacks are nothing new and fear of indiscriminate slaughter by weapons of mass destruction is balanced by the argument that such mass violence could harm the cause of radical groups by forfeiting public support, stiffening government resolve and encouraging international co-operation. But the apocalyptic vision of attack by 'Super Terrorism' or 'Catastrophic Terrorism', with NBC weapons failing into the hands of smaller states freed from hegemonic control by Cold War superpowers or, even more alarming, of tiny and fanatical groups, haunts governments worldwide." "This timely book examines actions by Aum Shinrikyo and similar groups as well as the activities of individuals such as Timothy McVeigh and Usamah bin-Laden, exploring the debate raging in the USA, Europe, Japan and Russia. The authors argue convincingly that it is foolish and counterproductive to exaggerate the threat but that it is vital for governments and security agencies to maintain extreme vigilance in the face of a possible doomsday disaster."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-308).".
• catalog description "The emergence of the NBC terrorism debate -- Trends in terrorist activity -- Technical opportunities and constraints -- Strategic and tactical motivations and disincentives to using NBC weapons -- Political disincentives to using NBC weapons -- Political and theological motivations to using NBC weapons -- Psychological motivations and inhibitory controls -- External motivations: state-sponsored NBC terrorism -- External constraints: the security environment created by government counter-measures -- The future -- Appendix: Database of biological, chemical and nuclear terrorist incidents.".
• catalog extent "viii, 308 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "New face of terrorism.".
• catalog identifier "1860644600".
• catalog isFormatOf "New face of terrorism.".
• catalog issued "2000".
• catalog issued "2000.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York, NY : In the United States of America and in Canada distributed by St Martins Press,".
• catalog relation "New face of terrorism.".
• catalog subject "322.4/2 21".
• catalog subject "HV6431 .G87 2000".
• catalog subject "Terrorism.".
• catalog subject "Weapons of mass destruction.".
• catalog tableOfContents "The emergence of the NBC terrorism debate -- Trends in terrorist activity -- Technical opportunities and constraints -- Strategic and tactical motivations and disincentives to using NBC weapons -- Political disincentives to using NBC weapons -- Political and theological motivations to using NBC weapons -- Psychological motivations and inhibitory controls -- External motivations: state-sponsored NBC terrorism -- External constraints: the security environment created by government counter-measures -- The future -- Appendix: Database of biological, chemical and nuclear terrorist incidents.".
• catalog title "The new face of terrorism : threats from weapons of mass destruction / Nadine Gurr and Benjamin Cole.".
• catalog type "text".