LEADER 03193nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910219963603321 005 20230617010908.0 010 $a1-282-45146-4 010 $a9786612451461 010 $a0-8330-3621-1 035 $a(CKB)111090529191296 035 $a(EBL)197467 035 $a(OCoLC)475901500 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000142001 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11157799 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000142001 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10091037 035 $a(PQKB)10728351 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL197467 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10056158 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC197467 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111090529191296 100 $a20030925d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe dynamic terrorist threat$b[electronic resource] $ean assessment of group motivations and capabilities in a changing world /$fR. Kim Cragin, Sara A. Daly 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (127 p.) 300 $a"MR-1782." 311 $a0-8330-3494-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Background; Methodology; Chapter Two - Assessing Terrorist Threats; Building the Framework; Applying the Framework; Chapter Three - Terrorist Groups' Capabilities; Hypothesizing Terrorist Tools; Organizational Tools; Operational Tools; Chapter Four - Terrorist Groups as Dynamic Entities; Shining Path; Hizballah; Egyptian Islamic Jihad; Abu Sayyaf Group; Rising up and Falling Down: Terrorist Groups in Transition; Chapter Five - Conclusion; Appendix - Trends in Terrorist Attacks 327 $aBibliography 330 $aAs the war on terrorism wages on, our nation?s policymakers will continue to face the challenge of assessing threats that various terrorist groups pose to the U.S. homeland and our interests abroad. As part of the RAND Corporation?s yearlong ?Thinking Strategically About Combating Terrorism? project, the authors of this report develop a way to assess and analyze the danger posed by various terrorist organizations around the world. The very nature of terrorism creates a difficulty in predicting new and emerging threats; however, by establishing these types of parameters, the report creates a fr 606 $aTerrorism 606 $aTerrorists 606 $aTerrorism$zUnited States$xPrevention 606 $aThreats$zUnited States$xPrevention 606 $aBehavioral assessment$zUnited States 615 0$aTerrorism. 615 0$aTerrorists. 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention. 615 0$aThreats$xPrevention. 615 0$aBehavioral assessment 676 $a303.6/25 700 $aCragin$b Kim$0879912 701 $aDaly$b Sara A$0879913 712 02$aUnited States.$bAir Force. 712 02$aRand Corporation. 712 02$aProject Air Force (U.S.) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219963603321 996 $aThe dynamic terrorist threat$91964930 997 $aUNINA