The new menace : maritime terrorism, the security challenge of the twenty first century/ Alexy Muravev
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Asia Pacific Defence Reporter December 2007/January 2008, pp. 23-25 (9)Summary: Most counter terrorist (CT) efforts today focused on preventing a devastating attack on airport infrastructure or airlines. In the maritime environment the following lessons for labor could be drawn. Lesson one: There are several factors 1) lack of practical maritime experience, 2) Lesser media exposure, 3) fixed land based targets often offer greater ease of access, 4) conducting terrorist operations at sea requires specialised equipment and skills. Lesson two : The absence of a serious maritime terrorism threat to Australian interests today cannot excuse complacency.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf | TERRORISM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 23356-1001 |
Most counter terrorist (CT) efforts today focused on preventing a devastating attack on airport infrastructure or airlines. In the maritime environment the following lessons for labor could be drawn. Lesson one: There are several factors 1) lack of practical maritime experience, 2) Lesser media exposure, 3) fixed land based targets often offer greater ease of access, 4) conducting terrorist operations at sea requires specialised equipment and skills. Lesson two : The absence of a serious maritime terrorism threat to Australian interests today cannot excuse complacency.
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