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Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable to Attack

by Clark Kent Ervin

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ISBN13: 9781403978943
ISBN10: 1403978948
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Based on his first-hand experiences and observations of how the Department of Homeland Security is failing to make America safe, Ervin shows the real threats we face--from nuclear attack to homegrown terrorism. Pushed out by the White House for refusing to sugarcoat its failures, Ervin candidly discusses the circumstances of his departure. He takes the reader inside the decision-making councils of this newest department of the U.S. government, and shows how his team's prescriptions for urgent change were ignored--leaving the US vulnerable to another terrorist attack. For more information, visit Clark Kent Ervin's blog at http: //opentarget.blogspot.com.
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About the Author

Clark Kent Ervin is former Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and currently holds a post at the Aspen Institute. He is an on-air terrorism analyst for CNN, and will be appearing regularly as an expert on Wolf Blitzer's new show, The Situation Room. Previously, Ervin served as Inspector General of the State Department for over a year under Secretary Powell, and worked as Assistant Secretary of the State of Texas under President George W. Bush when he was Governor of Texas. Ervin has been profiled in media such as U.S. News and World Report, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, among others. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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Table of Contents

Homeland (In)security * America's Open Doors * Air Attack * Port Security and Nuclear Attack * Mass Transit Attack * Critical Infrastructure and "Soft" Targets * The Failure of Intelligence * Preparing for a Catastrophic Attack * Wasteful Spending and Sloppy Accounting * Conclusion: Closing the Vulnerability Gap

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ISBN:
9781403978943
Subtitle:
Where America Is Vulnerable to Attack
Author:
Ervin, Clark Kent
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Civil defense.
Subject:
Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism
Subject:
Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement
Subject:
Political Freedom & Security - International Secur
Subject:
POL037000
Publication Date:
20070515
Binding:
TP
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8.73x5.80x.72 in. .77 lbs.
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