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100 1 a| Ervin, Clark Kent,d| 1959-=| ^A568407;

245 10 a| Open target :b| where America is vulnerable to attack /c| Clark Kent Ervin.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Palgrave Macmillan,c| 2006.;

300 a| xii, 260 pages ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-253) and index.;

505 0 a| 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 -- Closing the vulnerability gap.;

520 a| 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.--From publisher description.;

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Open target : where America is vulnerable to attack / Clark Kent Ervin.

Author/creator	Ervin, Clark Kent, 1959-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Description	xii, 260 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Civil defense--United States. United States--Defenses.

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 -- Closing the vulnerability gap.
Abstract	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.--From publisher description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-253) and index.
LCCN	2005058669
ISBN	1403972885 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9781403972880

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