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200 00$aStealing the sword $elimiting terrorist use of advanced conventional weapons /$fJames Bonomo ... [et al.]
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND Corporation$d2007
215   $a1 online resource (xxvii, 126 pages) $cillustrations
300   $a"MG-510"--Back cover.
311 1 $a0-8330-3965-2 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 117-126).
327   $aCover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Study Approach; Chapter Two - What Types of Advanced Military Weapons Could Become Available to Terrorists?; Advanced Small Arms; Mortar Systems; Sniper Systems; Antitank Guided Weapons; Man-Portable Antiarmor Weapons; Limpet Mines; Advanced Land Mines; Night Vision; Chapter Three - What Advanced Conventional Weapons Are Potentially Most Useful and Attractive to Terrorists?; Game-Changing Weapons; Terrorist Scenarios Involving Advanced Conventional Weapons
327   $aComparing the Most Threatening Advanced Conventional Weapons Chapter Four - What Opportunities Exist for Controlling Weapons of Particular Concern?; Types of Use Controls; A Conceptual Design of a Use Control System; Combining Policy, Procedures, and Technical Solutions; Chapter Five - How Might Use Controls Deter Terrorist Organizations?; The Benefits, Costs, and Risks of Adopting Advanced Conventional Weapons; Potential Impacts of Weapon Control Measures; Conclusions; Chapter Six - Observations and Implications; Bibliography
330   $aPart of a series examining the technology competition between security organizations and terrorist organizations, this report focuses on understanding how terrorist groups make technology choices and consequently how the United States can discourage their adoption of advanced conventional weapons. Five types of advanced conventional weapons are identified that could provide terrorists with a new and qualitatively different weapon capability: sniper rifles, squad-level weapons, antitank missiles, large limpet mines, and mortar systems. Two key methods of limiting the threat from these systems
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