Description
Book SynopsisThey conclude with cogent recommendations for intelligence services and policy makers.
Trade ReviewEllis and Kiefer, professional U.S. government threat assessors, present an excellent, informative, stark, nonpolemical, and persuasive analysis of the challenges for the U.S. in its monumental task of combating proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Choice 2005 Both college-level military and political science holdings will find this a key addition promoting understanding, debate and classroom discussions. Midwest Book Review 2007
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Preface
1. Proliferation 101: A Dynamic Threat, An Evolving Response
2. Standards of Evidence: Intelligence Judgments and Policy Determinations
3. Through a Glass Darkly: Estimative Uncertainties and Policy Trade-offs
4. Intelligence Surprise: Deception, Innovation, Proliferation
5. Intelligence Sharing: Prospective Risks, Potential Rewards
6. Military Support: Intelligence in an Operational Context
7. Warfighting in a WMD Context: Intelligence Gaps, Operational Capabilities, and Policy Implications
8. Combating Proliferation: Toward a National Strategy
Notes
Index
