Surprise Attack: The Lessons of History. Richard A. Posner.
by Posner, Richard A; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 6Global Issues. Publisher: Commentary, 2005ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Israel-Arab Wars (1967- ) | Military intelligence -- History | Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) -- Attack on (1941) | September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) | United States -- Defenses | Vietnamese War (1957-1975) -- Military intelligenceDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there has been an understandable preoccupation with how to reform the nation's intelligence system in order to prevent the recurrence of such an event. But the issue has been considered in a historical vacuum. The history of surpise attacks composes a pattern to which the 9/11 attacks conformed. Once this pattern is grasped, it becomes apparent that reforming the intelligence system has serious limitations as a means of defending against international terrorism." (COMMENTARY) The author cites previous attacks on the United States, and the country's reaction, to support his ideas on how to better defend the United States from surprise attacks.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Surprise Attack: The Lessons of History, April 2005; pp. 50-54.
"Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there has been an understandable preoccupation with how to reform the nation's intelligence system in order to prevent the recurrence of such an event. But the issue has been considered in a historical vacuum. The history of surpise attacks composes a pattern to which the 9/11 attacks conformed. Once this pattern is grasped, it becomes apparent that reforming the intelligence system has serious limitations as a means of defending against international terrorism." (COMMENTARY) The author cites previous attacks on the United States, and the country's reaction, to support his ideas on how to better defend the United States from surprise attacks.
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