The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd Edition [#193400]

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd Edition edited by Gus Martin
English | June 15, 2011 | ISBN: 141298016X | EPUB | 720 pages | 8.7 MB
Six years after publication of the first edition of the best-selling Encyclopedia of Terrorism, much has changed on the national security scene. Despite the dark promises of Osama bin Laden following the 9/11 attacks, the United States has not experienced any major domestic terror incidents. Al-Qaeda itself is believed to be a severely crippled organization. But while U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq-not to mention the arrival of the Obama administration, a new balance of power within Congress, and an increasingly fragile economic picture-have significantly affected the national security picture, the threat of economic chaos and massive loss of life due to terror attacks has not abated. Indeed, in July 2008 analysts pointed out that even a relatively small terrorist organization could present a dire threat, with some experts arguing that a biological, chemical, or even nuclear attack on a major U.S. city is all but inevitable.