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Superterrorism : assassins, mobsters, and weapons of mass destruction

Title
Superterrorism : assassins, mobsters, and weapons of mass destruction / Glenn E. Schweitzer with Carole C. Dorsch.
Author
Schweitzer, Glenn E., 1930-
Publication
New York : Plenum Trade, ©1998.

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Schweitzer, Carole Dorsch.
Description
363 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Glenn Schweitzer sounds an alarm alerting us to the barrage of new terrorist threats targeted at Americans in the form of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons. Superterrorism - heinous and violent acts aimed at causing massive death and destruction - poses the greatest threat to life as we know it. Schweitzer spotlights for the first time the volatile mix created when religious and other zealots join forces with mobsters, drawing on billions of dollars of laundered drug money to bankroll terrorist attacks. He warns that the tried-and-true routes for smuggling drugs and arms may become highways for contraband nuclear, chemical, and biological materials that could lead to the kind of holocaust that Americans have never known. Are we prepared for a chemical, biological, or nuclear attack? Schweitzer provides a shocking answer, but also suggests steps to prevent the worst from happening.
Subject
  • Terrorism
  • terrorism
  • Weapons of mass destruction
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-348) and index.
Contents
1. Modern Mutations of Terrorism -- 2. The Nuclear Legacy: A Shopping Mall for Rogue States and Terrorists -- 3. Chemoterrorism: Poisoning the Air, Water, and Food Supply -- 4. Bioterrorism: The Last Frontier -- 5. The Globalization of Weapons Expertise -- 6. Drug Runners and Terrorists: New Partners in Crime -- 7. Laundered Assets: Cleaning Dirty Currency to Fuel the Terrorist Engine -- 8. Business as Usual: Hostages, Bombings, and Assassinations -- 9. The Growing Arsenal to Combat Terrorism -- 10. Searching for Long-term Solutions to Replace Quick Fixes.
ISBN
  • 0306459906
  • 9780306459900
LCCN
98028476
OCLC
  • ocm39300134
  • 39300134
  • SCSB-766385
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library