Beating International Terrorism: An Action Strategy for Preemption and Punishment

Abstract

Contents--Terrorism as a Psychological Weapon; Terrorism as a Form of Communication; Terrorism as a Form of Criminality; Terrorism as a Form of Political Warfare; Terrorism as a Form of Warfare; Terrorism as a Strategy in a New Type of Warfare; The Semantics of Counterterrorism: A Quasi-Offensive Posture; Counterterrorism: A Matter of Doctrine; Fundamental Doctrine: Is Terrorism a Form of Warfare?; Environmental Doctrine: The Impact of Technology; Organizational Doctrine: The Bureaucratic Battle; Fighting in the Gray Area of Conflict: The Problem of Ambiguity; Target and Force Selection in Counterterrorism and Terrorism Preemption; The Need to Apply Terrorist Organizational Doctrine to Counter and Preempt Terrorism; The Use of Existing Forces in Terrorism Preemption; A New Force to Fight a New Form of Warfare; Placing the New Force in a Broader Organizational Context; Policy Dimensions: Recognition, Resolve, and Action.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA182135

Entities

People

  • Stephen Sloan

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Antiterrorism
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Counterterrorism
  • Employment
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Operations
  • Terrorism
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies