Annihilation from within
Annihilation from within: the ultimate threat to nations
Fred Charles Ikle,
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, c2006.
ISBN: 0231139527
LCC: JZ5595
Edition: (cloth : alk. paper)
Summary:
"In this book, defense expert Fred Ikle predicts a revolution in
national security that few strategists have grasped; fewer still are
mindful of its historic roots. We are preoccupied with suicide
bombers, jihadist terrorists, and rogue nations producing nuclear
weapons, but these menaces are merely distant thunder that foretells
the gathering storm." "It is the dark side of technological progress
that explains this emerging crisis. Globalization guarantees the
spread of new technologies, whether beneficial or destructive, and
this proliferation reaches beyond North Korea, Iran, and other rogue
states. Our greatest threat is a cunning tyrant gaining possession of
a few weapons of mass destruction. His purpose would not be to
destroy landmarks, highjack airplanes, or attack railroad stations.
He would annihilate a nation's government from within and assume
dictatorial power. The twentieth century offers vivid examples of
tyrants who have exploited major national disasters by rallying
violent followers and intimidating an entire nation."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [109]-130) and index.
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