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In light of 9/11 and the war on terrorism, it is important for U.S. leaders to develop a shaping strategy toward the Muslim world. This study describes a framework to identify major ideological orientations within Islam, examines critical cleavages b...
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This research brief describes work documented in Hitting America’s Soft Underbelly: The Potential Threat of Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and Food Industry (MG-135-OSD).
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To aid the early detection of bioterror events, public health officials and researchers have developed a new method called syndromic surveillance.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) teamed with the RAND Corporation to assess existing safety procedures and make recommendations to guide needed changes.
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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation was widely criticized for failing to prevent the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and some U.S. policymakers reacted by proposing a new domestic intelligence service devoted solely to counterterrorism. To inform the debate, the RAND Corporation analyzed domestic intelligence agencies in four other democracies.
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Key findings: --The level of bioterrorism preparedness across California's jurisdictions is uneven, ranging from excellent to poor. --There are wide variations in every aspect of preparedness strategy, development, and implementation. --The system su...
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A severe public health crisis could require onerous or controversial control measures whose success will depend on the extent to which everyone cooperates.
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This research brief quantifies the benefits received by the various 9/11 victim groups from each compensation mechanism including insurance payments, government programs, and charitable distributions.
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The RAND Corporation interviewed a diverse sample of individuals from Capitol Hill and from the Brentwood postal facility with the purpose of understanding in detail how these individuals responded to the advice of public health officials to take antibiotics for at least 60 days.
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This study simulates the expected losses from three modes of terrorist attacks and shows how the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) would distribute the resulting losses.
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Identifies policies and organizational options at the local level that could save lives and reduce injuries from an act of chemical terrorism.
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Testimony presented to the House Committee of Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations on September 22, 2004.
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Fight terrorism with intelligence, not might.
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From 'white' Christmas to 'orange' Christmas
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Is Iraq really the central battleground in the terrorism struggle, or is it diverting our attention while Al Qaeda and its confederates plan for new strikes elsewhere?
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Today's emblem of terror is Osama bin Laden. If bin Laden were a fictional villain created by Hollywood, his death or capture would end the reign of terror he has visited upon the world. Al-Qaida would fold its tent. The violent jihad that bin Laden has endeavored to inspire and direct would fade away. And, as a result, the world would return to quieter and less threatening times.
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WASHINGTON — "It is no secret that warding off the American enemy is the top duty after faith and that nothing should take priority over it," said the terrorist leader. "Crusader military forces" of the United States and Britain, he warned, had established a beachhead in the Muslim world to impose a new imperialism on the Middle East and gain control of the region's oil.
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The arrest of Nathaniel T. Heatwole on charges of smuggling box cutters, bleach and matches aboard two commercial airliners reminds us that, despite significant improvements since Sept. 11, our security systems are not perfect. They never will be.
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As bipartisan arguments for larger military forces surface among commentators and political leaders, it is important to place these arguments into some meaningful analytical context. It is also wise to hearken back to the 2003 National Defense Authorization Act—and the September 2002 U.S. National Security Strategy that shaped it. In that act, Congress clearly stated that active-duty strengths should be increased over the long term.
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The car bombs that last month killed 52 people and wounded more than 150 in Mumbai are the latest and deadliest manifestation of a widening Islamic terrorist campaign in India. The campaign may signal an important new centre of terrorist activity and needs to be closely watched by governments around the world.
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