America the Vulnerable - How Our Government Is Failing to Protect Us from Terrorism

Zusatztext "A provocative critique by one eminently qualified to make it." Informationen zum Autor Stephen Flynn is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow in National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He was the lead author of the task force report "America: Still Unprepared, Still in Danger," and his articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs . He spent twenty years as a commissioned officerin the U.S. Coast Guard, served in the White House Military Office during the George H. W. Bush administration,and was director for Global Issues on the National Security Council staff during the Clinton administration. Klappentext In this powerful and urgently needed call to action, national security expert Stephen Flynn offers a startling portrait of the radical shortcomings in America's plan for homeland security. He describes a frightening scenario of what the next major terrorist attack might look like -- revealing the tragic loss of life and economic havoc it would leave in its wake, as well as the seismic political consequences it would have in Washington. Flynn also shows us how to prepare for such a disaster, outlining a bold yet practical plan for achieving security in a way that is safe and smart, effective and manageable. In this new world of heightened risk and fear, America the Vulnerable delivers a timely, forceful message that cannot be ignored. Zusammenfassung In this powerful and urgently needed call to action! national security expert Stephen Flynn offers a startling portrait of the radical shortcomings in America's plan for homeland security. He describes a frightening scenario of what the next major terrorist attack might look like -- revealing the tragic loss of life and economic havoc it would leave in its wake! as well as the seismic political consequences it would have in Washington. Flynn also shows us how to prepare for such a disaster! outlining a bold yet practical plan for achieving security in a way that is safe and smart! effective and manageable. In this new world of heightened risk and fear! America the Vulnerable delivers a timely! forceful message that cannot be ignored. ...

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Flynn
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.07.2005
• EAN: 9780060571290
• ISBN: 978-0-06-057129-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Artificial Intelligence, Geopolitics, military history, social and political philosophy, Terrorism, armed struggle, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Western philosophy from c 1800, Politics and government, Warfare and defence, Computer security, Military engineering, POLITICAL SCIENCE: World / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Terrorism, PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / Modern, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Security (National & International), COMPUTERS: Security / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Women in Politics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: Military Science, HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General