Emerging threats and security planning : how should we decide what hypothetical threats to worry about? / Brian A. Jackson, David R. Frelinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Brian A., 1972-

Contributor:

Frelinger, Dave.

Series:

Occasional paper (Rand Corporation)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--United States--Planning.

National security.

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Strategic planning--United States.

Strategic planning.

United States--Defenses--Planning.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 19 pages)

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Concerns about how terrorists might attack in the future are central to the design of security efforts to protect both individual targets and the nation overall. In thinking about emerging threats, security planners are confronted by a panoply of possible future scenarios coming from sources ranging from the terrorists themselves to red-team brainstorming efforts to explore ways adversaries might attack in the future. This paper explores an approach to assessing emerging and/or novel threats and deciding whether --or how much--they should concern security planners.

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Emerging Threats and Security Planning: How Should We Decide What Hypothetical Threats to Worry About?; The Variety of Emerging Threats Challenging Security Planning; Framing a Middle-Ground Approach to Addressing Emerging Threats; Identifying Niche Threats; Prioritizing Emerging Threat Scenarios; Conclusions: Security Planning for the Niche and the Novel; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612451164

9781282451162

1282451162

9780833048646

0833048643

OCLC:

559031517