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Capacity for mitigation as the next frontier in homeland securi / Roberts, Patrick S   Journal Article
Roberts, Patrick S Journal Article
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Publication 2009.
Summary/Abstract Patrick S. Roberts examines the basic functions of homeland security, including defense against terrorist, natural, and industrial disasters. He concludes that the prevailing understanding of homeland security in theory and in practice undervalues the role of "mitigation," or reducing the damage when disasters occur.
Key Words Political System  Homeland Security  America  Challenges  Migitation 
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Why presidents sometimes do not use intelligence information / Roberts, Patrick S; Saldin, Robert P   Journal Article
Roberts, Patrick S Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract PATRICK S. ROBERTS and ROBERT P. SALDIN identify reasons why presidents sometimes do not use intelligence information. They argue that presidents may opt for “opacity” so as not to act on intelligence information that could upset the global strategic balance or their foreign policy interests. They discuss this phenomenon using as a case study the alleged Israeli-South African nuclear test in 1979.
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