Freedom's Greatest Threat, The Metaterrorist.

Abstract

The end of the Cold War ushered on to the world scene a new hybrid of terrorist. This new breed of criminal is called the metaterrorist, because his art of instilling terror goes beyond anything we have ever seen in the past. As the only remaining super power in the world, the United States is in the vanguard of freedom and must be prepared to deal with this new emerging threat. This study examines this new phenomena, discusses the potential effects of the metaterrorist and provides recommendations to combat this new threat to freedom. It provides a think piece in the form of a metaterrorist scenario, which effects America's center of gravity and, if not examined, may portend this nation's 21st century Pearl Harbor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326930

Entities

People

  • Gary M. Jones

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Center Of Gravity
  • Cold War
  • Criminals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Emergency Response
  • Explosives
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Second World War
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.