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Book SynopsisRisk, Threats and the New Normal explains the new political and technological developments that created new domestic national security threats against the nation and the people of the United States.The book traces the development of and competition between national preparedness (focused on people and property), and civil defense / security (focused on the defense of systems and infrastructure) since the latter days of World War I. While Homeland Security was created to meet national security threats in the domestic arena, most of the duties have devolved to public safety personnel and organizations. The result is a clash of cultures, jurisdictions, and perspectives that produces “less than optimal” results from the many bureaucracies involved. The second of four volumes in McIntyre’s How to Think About Homeland Security series offers suggestions for how these issues might be addressed by Homeland Security.
Table of ContentsList of Figures, Tables, and Textboxes Foreword by General Ralph Eberhart Acknowledgments About This Series Introducing the Concept of Frameworks: Thinking About Thinking About Homeland Security Part I: Thinking About Risk 1.Threat, Preparedness and Defense: A History of Adapting to a New Normal 2.From Countering Terrorism to a Preparedness System: Rethinking Homeland Security 3.The DHS Risk Management Process 4.Improving the Utility, and Reducing the Risk, of Risk 5.Following the Clues: The Shifting Focus of Risk Management 6.A Brother by Another Mother: Risk Management for Critical Infrastructure Part II: Thinking About Threats 7.Not All MOMs Are Created Equal: The TNSL Test 8.The Special Danger of Terrorism at the National Security Level 9.The Nature, Character and Conduct of War 10.The Dangerous Enigma of Terrorism 11. Terrorism as Criminal War Part III: Thinking About the New Normal 12.A Framework for Thinking About Threats and the New Normal 13.Shall we Play a Game? (Preparedness and a Nuclear MOM) 14.From Preparedness to National Defense (Nuclear TNSL MOM) 15.TNSL MOMs, Bad DADs, and a Newer New Normal Index About the Author
