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| NCJ Number:
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NCJ 102361
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| Title:
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International Terrorism - The Search for a Policy
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| Journal:
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Terrorism Volume:9 Issue:1 Dated:(1987) Pages:1-85
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| Author(s):
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E A Lynch
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| Publication Date:
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1987 |
| Pages:
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85 |
| Origin:
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United States |
| Language:
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English |
| Annotation:
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The United States has come to a point in its history which demands it form a coherent and comprehensive policy demands it form a coherent and comprehensive policy to address the odious threat of terrorism. |
| Abstract:
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The lack of such a coherent policy is one of the conditions that makes the United States a frequent target of terrorist attack. Developing such a policy is admittedly difficult, given the nature of terrorism and the difficulties it poses for the United States. State-sponsored terrorism has emerged as an effective and almost cost-free type of warfare for Iran, Libya, the Soviet Union, Cuba and Nicaragua. Narco-terrorism is a particularly heinous form of attack on the United States. In spite of all the difficulties, recognizing the links between terrorist- sponsoring states and understanding their objectives is the first step towards developing a policy. There are specific defensive and offensive strategies the Western democracies can employ to fight back. (Author abstract) |
| Main Term(s):
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International terrorism |
| Index Term(s):
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Revolutionary or terrorist groups ; Drug law offenses ; Policy ; Counter-terrorist tactics ; Antiterrorist laws ; Supporters of terrorism |
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