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The Fox and the Hedgehog: Myopia About Homeland Security in U.S. Policies on Terrorism

Overview Following the disasters of 9/11 the US government has embarked on what is intended to be a comprehensive response to the hazard of further terrorist attacks on Americans at home and abroad. This paper addresses the homeland component of the response and asserts that both the general approach and the measures being deployed are neither comprehensive nor well balanced.

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Publisher	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	October 2004	Downloads	3
Format	White Papers
Topics	Physical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security

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