Combating Terrorism - A Response in Kind.

Abstract

Outside of armed conflicts representing nations with forces in uniforms, another kind of war has emerged waged by terrorists. For the past twenty years terrorists have waged war against nations for a variety of reasons. No rules of war govern their conduct nor do they observe any. Methods of combatting terrorism vary from nation to nation. Few nations agree totally on how to combat this form of lawlessness. This essay examines one approach and suggests another. President Reagan's ultimate decision to bomb Libya is examined through a discussion of the events, repercussions of these events, and world opinion of these events that preceded his decision. A harsher, more controlled and personal approach to combatting terrorism is suggested and discussed. Keywords: Military strategy; Counterterrorism; Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 1987
Accession Number
ADA182758

Entities

People

  • Tom Lum

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Classification
  • Governments
  • Law Enforcement
  • Middle East
  • Military Operations
  • Security
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Victims
  • Violence
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • West Germany

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design