America Strikes Back

Abstract

After repeated warnings from the United States government, elements of the U.S. Sixth Fleet and the USAF bombed targets in and around the Libyan cities of Benghazi and Tripoli on 14 April 1986. The attack came in retaliation to several Libyan sponsored terrorist attacks on U.S. concerns in the weeks preceding. This paper examines the effects of the bombing as a deterrent of future terrorist attacks and further examines current and projected U.S. counterterrorist policies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA179848

Entities

People

  • James W. Casford

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • New York
  • North America
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies