Clark Kent Ervin

Open Target

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on first-hand experiences and observations of how the Department of Homeland Security is failing to make America safe, Ervin reveals the biggest threats to America - from nuclear attack, to subway vulnerability, border weakness and how easy it is for terrorists to get into the country. He candidly addresses how he was pushed out by the White House that brought him in - because he didn't play along and put a positive spin on his disturbing findings. He shows how his team's prescriptions for urgent change were ignored, leaving the US vulnerable to another terrorist attack.

Table of contents:
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Introduction 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
Notes
Index

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781403972880
• ISBN-10: 1403972885
• Artikelnr.: 22403772

Autorenporträt

CLARK KENT ERVIN is former Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and currently holds a post at the Aspen Institute think tank. Prior, Ervin served as Inspector General of the State Department for over a year under Secretary Colin 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 and Washington Post, among others.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
1. Homeland (In)security
2. America's Open Doors
3. Air Attack
4. Port Security and Nuclear Attack
5. Mass Transit Attack
6. Critical Infrastructure and "Soft" Targets
7. The Failure of Intelligence
8. Preparing for a Catastrophic Attack
9. Wasteful Spending and Sloppy Accounting
Conclusion: Closing the Vulnerability Gap