Open target: where America is vulnerable to attack
Based on his first-hand experiences and observations of how the Department of Homeland Security is failing to make America safe, Ervin shows the real threats we face--from nuclear attack to homegrown terrorism. Pushed out by the White House for refusing to sugarcoat its failures, Ervin candidly disc...
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| Summary: | Based on his first-hand experiences and observations of how the Department of Homeland Security is failing to make America safe, Ervin shows the real threats we face--from nuclear attack to homegrown terrorism. Pushed out by the White House for refusing to sugarcoat its failures, Ervin candidly discusses the circumstances of his departure. He takes the reader inside the decision-making councils of this newest department of the U.S. government, and shows how his team's prescriptions for urgent change were ignored--leaving the US vulnerable to another terrorist attack.--From publisher description. |
| Item Description: | Based on his first-hand experiences and observations of how the Department of Homeland Security is failing to make America safe, Ervin shows the real threats we face--from nuclear attack to homegrown terrorism. Pushed out by the White House for refusing to sugarcoat its failures, Ervin candidly discusses the circumstances of his departure. He takes the reader inside the decision-making councils of this newest department of the U.S. government, and shows how his team's prescriptions for urgent change were ignored--leaving the US vulnerable to another terrorist attack.--From publisher description. Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-253) and index |
| Physical Description: | XII, 260 S. 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 1403972885 |
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Acknowledgments vii
Prologue xi
Introduction 1
1. Homeland (In)security 27
2. America s Open Doors 37
3. Air Attack 79
4. Port Security and Nuclear Attack 117
5. Mass Transit Attack 137
6. Critical Infrastructure and Soft Targets 145
7. The Failure of Intelligence 159
8. Preparing for a Catastrophic Attack 177
9. Wasteful Spending and Sloppy Accounting 191
Conclusion: Closing the Vulnerability Gap 207
Notes 233
Index 255
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments vii
Prologue xi
Introduction 1
1. Homeland (In)security 27
2. America's Open Doors 37
3. Air Attack 79
4. Port Security and Nuclear Attack 117
5. Mass Transit Attack 137
6. Critical Infrastructure and "Soft" Targets 145
7. The Failure of Intelligence 159
8. Preparing for a Catastrophic Attack 177
9. Wasteful Spending and Sloppy Accounting 191
Conclusion: Closing the Vulnerability Gap 207
Notes 233
Index 255 |
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