National security
By: Kim Masters Evans
Series: Information Plus reference series; Information Plus reference series
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781573026468
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: National security; History; Terrorism; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Weapons of mass destruction; Prevention; Law and legislation; Moral and ethical aspects; Foreign relations; Diplomatic relations; Ethics; United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States; Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 (United States)
Description: A compilation of current and historical statistics with analysis on U. S. national security, including a comprehensive summary of up-to-date research on the topic. Data are compiled from reports generated by branches of the U.S. government, information collected by major independent polling organizations and authoritative associations, and from professional journals, newspapers, pamphlets, and other reliable sources.
Notes: "ISSN 1543-5407."

"Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. A historical overview; title: chapter 2. The organization of national security; title: chapter 3. Terrorism; title: chapter 4. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; title: chapter 5. Homeland security; title: chapter 6. Countries of concern; title: chapter 7. Proliferation of weapons; title: chapter 8. American Civil Liberties; title: chapter 9. Human and legal rights of detainees; title: chapter 10. U.S. relations with the Islamic world.