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As events in London, New York, Madrid, Moscow, Tokyo and numerous other cities testify to, the war on terrorism has evolved into World War III. It is a 21st century war where the enemy lurks behind computers, disguises and often moles into society until the time is right to strike. It is a war where preparations are necessary but seemingly impossible to complete. This handbook comprises an important collection of articles dealing with all aspects of terrorism including September 11, foreign terrorism activities, homeland security, intelligence, international co-operation, strategy, geopolitical factors, and military responses.

Table of Contents

Preface; Federal Research & Development for Counter Terrorism: Organization, Funding, & Options; Terrorism: Military Responses; Operation Enduring Freedom: Foreign Pledges of Military & Intelligence Support; Terrorism: Section by Section Analysis of the USA PATRIOT Act; Terrorism: NATO & the European Allies; Terrorism: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process; Terrorism: Diplomacy; Terrorism, the Future, & U.S. Foreign Policy; Terrorism: International Treaties; Afghanistan, the Taliban, & bin Laden; al Qaeda; Maritime Security: Overview of Issues; Terrorism: Central Asia; Terrorism: Pakistan; Terrorism: Russia; Terrorism: Peoples Republic of China (PRC); Terrorism: India; Terrorism: East Asia (Excluding China); State-Supported Terrorism; Terrorism: Tourism; The Terrorist Attacks: Economic Implications for Agriculture; Terrorism: Layoffs & Unemployment Benefits; Small Business Disaster Assistance: Responding to the Terrorist Attacks; Unemployment Related to Terrorist Attacks: Proposals To Assist Affected Workers in the Airlines & Related Industries; Terrorism: Airline Industry Turmoil; Terrorism: Economy-Wide Implications & the Fiscal-Monetary Policy Response; Terrorism: World Economies; Terrorism Insurance -- The 2002 Marketplace; War Bonds: Options for Financing Terrorism Response Activities; The September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; Impact of Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. Insurance Industry; Insurance Industry Response to Terrorist Attacks; Terrorism: Health Insurance for Displaced Workers; Terrorism Insurance in the Post September 11 Marketplace; Insurance Exclusion Clauses: Excluding War Risks & Terror Risks from Insurance Contracts; Terrorism Risk Insurance: A Summary of Legislative Proposals; Terrorism Emergency Supplemental; Biological Weapons; The Biological Weapon: A Poor Nations Weapon of Mass Destruction; Twenty-First Century Germ Warfare; Biological Weapons for Waging Economic Warfare; Terrorism & the Law of War: Trying Terrorists as War Criminals before Military Commissions; Law of War: Trying Terrorists as War Criminals; Selected Aviation Security Legislation in the Aftermath of the September 11 Attack; Bioterrorism: Legislation to Improve Public Health Preparedness & Response Capacity; Terrorist Attacks & National Emergency Declarations; Terrorism & Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector; Recovery from Terrorist Attacks: A Catalog of Selected Federal Assistance Programs; Intelligence to Counter Terrorism: Issues for Congress; Terrorism Legislation: Uniting & Strengthening America (USA) Act of 2001, S. 510 as Passed by the Senate & HR2975 / HR3108 as Passed by the House; International Capital Flows Following the September 11 Attacks; Money Laundering: Current Law & Proposals; Terrorism: Money Laundering; Legal Tools Available; Treatment of Battlefield Detainees in the War on Terrorism; Trying Terrorists as War Criminals; Trying Terrorists by Military Commission; Terrorism: Food Safety & Agriculture; Terrorism: Economic Implications for Agriculture; Agroterrorism: Options in Congress; Terrorism: Emergency Federal Powers; The Impact of the World Trade Center Attack on the Financial System; Nuclear Terrorism; Terrorism: Media Access to National Security Information Constitutional Questions; Terrorist & Civil Liberties; Terrorism: Ethnic Profiling; First Responder Initiative: An Overview of the Administrations Proposal; State & Local Preparedness for Terrorism: Policy Issues & Options; The September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; Big Oil, bin Laden, & the Great Game: Impressions of Central Asia in 1998 & 2001; Terrorism, the Future & U.S. Foreign Policy; Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Terrorist Threat; Aviation Security; Bio/Chemical Terrorism; Terrorism: Water Supply Infrastructure; Cyberwarfare; Overview: Information Warfare Issues; Information War - Cyberwar - Netwar; Information Warfare: Impacts & Concerns; Terrorism Insurance: Rising Uninsured Exposure to Attacks Heightens Potential Economic Vulnerabilities; Combating Terrorism: Enhancing Partnerships through a National Preparedness Strategy; Nuclear Powerplants: Vulnerability to Terrorist Attacks; Nuclear Smuggling & International Terrorism: Issues & Options for U.S. Policy; Terrorism Preparedness: Catalog of Selected Federal Assistance Programs; Critical Infrastructure: Control Systems & the Terrorist Threat; Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles; Terrorist Nuclear Attacks on Seaports: Threat & Response; Terrorists & Suicide Attacks; Terrorism & National Security: Issues & Trends; Terrorism & Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector; The FTO List & Congress: Sanctioning Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations; Terrorism: Background on Chemical, Biological, & Toxin Weapons & Options for Lessening their Impact; Combating Terrorism: Possible Lessons for U.S. Policy from Foreign Experiences; Terrorism: The New Occupational Hazard; Visa Issuances: Policy, Issues, & Legislation; International Terrorism in South Asia; Index.

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