Our Own Worst Enemy Asking the Right Questions about Security to Protect You, Your Family, and America

Name: Our Own Worst Enemy Asking the Right Questions about Security to Protect You, Your Family, and America
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ISBN: 9780446580434

ISBN-10: 0446580430

ISBN-13: 9780446580434

Edition: 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Randall Larsen

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OUR OWN WORST ENEMY provides a solid, practical, logical approach to personal security for all Americans and explains why the government is not prepared to help us in a time of crisis (Katrina, 9/11, etc.). Leading homeland security expert Randall J. Larsen details what we must do as citizens to protect ourselves, our families and our assets. The key, Larsen argues, is finally asking the right questions about homeland security, such as: -"How do we prevent a terrorist organization from becoming a nuclear power?" The media frequently poses the question: "What can we do to ensure that al Qaeda does not smuggle a nuclear weapon into the U.S. through one of our ports?" But the right question…

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication date: 9/7/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.37" wide x 9.37" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100



Foreword



Introduction: Wrong Questions Produce Wrong Answers



Perceptions: Wrong Questions Spring from Wrong Perspectives



Dangers: Understanding the Weapons of Terrorism



Strategy: The Long View



Priorities: Where Do We Focus the Spending?



Key Issues: New Thinking, New Rules, and New Organizations



Corporate America: Their Responsibilities



Local Communities: 911 Is a Local Call



Your Family: Be Prepared



Conclusions: For the Oval Office, the Front Office, and Your Family


Family Preparedness List


List of Acronyms


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index