| Description |
208 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered).
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-202) and index. |
| Contents |
Terrorism is a serious threat to national security / George J. Tenet -- Terrorist threat has been exaggerated / Michael L. Rothschild -- Islam is a threat to national security / Antony Flew -- Islam is not a threat to national security / Antony T. Sullivan -- Biological weapons threaten national security / Veronique de Rugy and Charles V. Peņa -- Threat posed by biological weapons has been exaggerated / Steve Bonta -- Defense spending must be increased / Paul Wolfowitz -- Defense spending is too high / Paul Isaacs -- America needs a missile defense system / Jim Garamone -- Missile defense system would not protect America / David Wright and Theodore Postol -- America must confront the threat posed by Iran, Iraq, and North Korea / George W. Bush -- Focusing on Iran, Iraq, and North Korea threatens national security / Llewellyn D. Howell -- United States should wage war to fight terrorism / Stephen Cox -- United States should not wage war to fight terrorism / Stephen G. Cary -- Preemptive strikes are a legitimate option for fighting terrorism / Michael J. Glennon -- Preemptive strikes are immoral and unnecessary / Richard Falk -- Department of Homeland Security will protect America against terrorists / George W. Bush -- Department of Homeland Security will make America less safe / Ron Paul -- Immigration must be restricted to protect America against terrorists / Samuel Francis -- Restricting immigration will not make America safer / Daniel T. Griswold -- Efforts to enhance national security threatens civil liberties / Nick Gillespie -- Some curtailment of civil liberties is necessary to enhance national security / Richard A. Posner -- Ethnic profiling is ineffective and unfair / Patricia J. Williams -- Ethnic profiling is necessary to prevent terrorism / Bruce J. Terris -- National ID cards would threaten civil liberties / John Derbyshire -- Nation ID cards would help fight terrorism / Margaret Carlson. |
| Subject |
United States. Department of homeland security.
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National security.
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Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
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National security -- United States.
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United States -- Defenses.
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Terrorism -- Prevention.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
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| Added Author |
Cothran, Helen.
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| ISBN |
0737716959 (lib. : alk. paper) |
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0737716967 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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