State of Recovery :: the Quest to Restore American Security After 9/11 /

In the decade that followed 9/11, technologies and technology policies became central to homeland security. For example, the U.S. erected new border defenses with remote sensors and biometric scanners, and deployed new autonomous air warfare capabilities, such as the drone program. Looking at effort...

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1. Verfasser: Zellen, Barry Scott, 1963-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.
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Zusammenfassung:In the decade that followed 9/11, technologies and technology policies became central to homeland security. For example, the U.S. erected new border defenses with remote sensors and biometric scanners, and deployed new autonomous air warfare capabilities, such as the drone program. Looking at efforts to restore security after 9/11, the work examines issues such as the rise in technology spending, the various scenarios of mass terror, and America's effort to ensure that future engagements will take place far from the homeland. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iran's emergence as nuclear threat, and Nor.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 321 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-307) and index.
ISBN:9781441177889
1441177884
9781501300691
1501300695
9781628923254
1628923253

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