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US Policy on Terrorism - In Search of an Answer

NCJ Number
104353
Journal
Terrorism Volume: 9 Issue: 3 Dated: (1987) Pages: 225-240
Author(s)
E Willenz
Date Published
1987
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This paper explores some of the underlying reasons that have made the United States a primary target of terrorist attacks.
Abstract
Failing to take sufficient account of these factors has prompted U.S. policymakers to overemphasize military solutions in dealing with the highly differentiated and indirect threats which terrorism presents. (Author abstract)