Emerging threats and security planning : : how should we decide what hypothetical threats to worry about? / / Brian A. Jackson, David R. Frelinger.

Concerns about how terrorists might attack in the future are central to the design of security efforts to protect both individual targets and the nation overall. In thinking about emerging threats, security planners are confronted by a panoply of possible future scenarios coming from sources ranging...

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Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Occasional paper (Rand Corporation)
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 19 pages)
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Summary:Concerns about how terrorists might attack in the future are central to the design of security efforts to protect both individual targets and the nation overall. In thinking about emerging threats, security planners are confronted by a panoply of possible future scenarios coming from sources ranging from the terrorists themselves to red-team brainstorming efforts to explore ways adversaries might attack in the future. This paper explores an approach to assessing emerging and/or novel threats and deciding whether --or how much--they should concern security planners.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1282451162
9786612451164
0833048643
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Brian A. Jackson, David R. Frelinger.