National Security
- ISBN-10
- 1414433808
- ISBN-13
- 9781414433806
- Series
- National Security
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 158
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-04
- Publisher
- Information Plus
- Author
- Kim Masters Evans
Description
Covers formation of the Department of Homeland Security, increased security measures at airports, the enactment of the Patriot Act of 2001, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Provides the history of national security in the United States; descriptions of the various conventional and nonproliferation treaties and regimes; and information on countries of concern to the United States.
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- 2021-03-18
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