Evaluating novel threats to the homeland : : unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles / / Brian A. Jackson ... [et al.].

• Author: United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
• TeilnehmendeR: Jackson, Brian A., 1972-; United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 106 pages) :; illustrations, map.
• Notes: "Prepared for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency."
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106).
• ISBN: 1281736473; 9786611736477; 0833044877
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Brian A. Jackson ... [et al.].

Changes in technology and adversary behavior will invariably produce new threats that must be assessed by defense and homeland security planners, and a decision must be made about whether they merit changes in current defenses or the development of new defensive approaches. An example of such a novel threat is the use of cruise missiles or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by terrorist groups or other asymmetric actors to attack homeland targets. Individual threats cannot be assessed in isolation, however, since adversaries always have many options for staging attacks. To examine the threat of UAVs and cruise missiles, RAND utilized a "red analysis of alternatives" approach, wherein the benefits, costs, and risks of different options are considered from the point of view of a potential adversary.