Terrorists Can Think Strategically - Lessons Learned From the Mumbai Attacks

Abstract

The Mumbai attack was still ongoing when RAND initiated an analysis to determine what lessons might be learned from it. This analysis, part of RAND's continuing research on terrorism and homeland security, was documented in a report I co-authored along with other RAND analysts. Specifically, I contributed the sections on the terrorists' strategic motives and the execution of the attack.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA493674

Entities

People

  • Brian Michael Jenkins

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Casualties
  • Corporations
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Surface Transportation
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.