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Author

Libicki, Martin C.

Title Exploring terrorist targeting preferences / Martin C. Libicki, Peter Chalk, Melanie Sisson.

Imprint

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2007.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe JSTOR Open Ebooks	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	1 online resource (xxii, 107 pages) : illustrations
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Physical Medium	polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003
Description	text file rdaft http://rdaregistry.info/termList/fileType/1002
Series	Rand Corporation monograph series
	Rand Corporation monograph series.
Note	"Prepared for the Department of Homeland Security."
	"MG-483-DHS"--Page 4 of cover
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-107).
Summary	Governments spend billions to protect against terrorism. Might it help to understand what al Qaeda would achieve with each specific attack? This book examines various hypotheses of terrorist targeting: is it (1) to coerce, (2) to damage economies, (3) to rally the faithful, or (4) a decision left to affiliates? This book analyzes past attacks, post hoc justifications, and expert opinion to weigh each hypothesis.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. What drives al Qaeda's choice of targets? -- ch. 3. Hypothesis testing: quantitative and qualitative measures -- ch. 4. Hypothesis testing: Al Qaeda statements and expert observations -- ch. 5. Ramifications for al Qaeda attack planning the United States.
Language	English.
Subject	al-Qaida
	Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- International Security.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism.
	Terrorism -- Prevention
	United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
	Terrorismus
	Attentat
	Ziel
	USA
Added Author	Chalk, Peter.
	Sisson, Melanie.
	United States. Department of Homeland Security.
In:	Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR
Other Form:	Print version: Libicki, Martin C. Exploring terrorist targeting preferences. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2007 083303913X 9780833039132 (DLC) 2006011784 (OCoLC)67345952
ISBN	9780833042484 (electronic bk.)
	0833042483 (electronic bk.)
	1281180912
	9781281180919
	9786611180911
	6611180915
	083303913X (pbk. ; alk. paper)
	9780833039132 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Report No.	RAND/MG-483-DHS
Standard No.	AU@ 000048758102
	AU@ 000054163776
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	DEBSZ 39615073X
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	NZ1 14239749