1st Edition

Terrorism and Guerrilla Warfare Forecasts and Remedies

By Richard Clutterbuck Copyright 1990

    Terrorism and guerrilla warfare are increasingly common in many countries of the world. This book examines the current state of terrorism and guerrilla warfare and indicates how they may develop in the future. It sets out the different kinds of terrorism and guerrilla warfare and discusses in detail the various types of weapons and techniques favoured by terrorists, assessing for each the latest technological changes and their effects. It looks at intelligence, propaganda and communications. It explores the tactics and strategy of terrorists and guerrillas and surveys the methods currently used and being developed for countering their activities. Throughout the author illustrates the points made with examples from around the world.

    Part I: Fighting under the Nuclear Umbrella 1. Introduction 2. The Spectrum of Political Conflict Part II: Technological Development 3. Terrorist Targets in the 1990s 4. Personal Weapons 5. Missiles, Longer Range Weapons and Bombs 6. Detecting Explosives Bombs and Guns 7. Intelligence and the Microelectronics Revolution 8. Physical Security Part III: Drugs, Political Violence and Crime 9. Cocaine 10. Heroin and Hashish 11. The Consumers Part IV: Rural Guerrilla Warfare 12. Rural Guerrillas - Latin America 13. Rural Guerrillas - Asia and Africa 14. Development of Rural Guerrilla Warfare Part V: Urban Terrorism 15. Urban Terrorist Organisations 16. Urban Terrorist Techniques 17. Developments in Countering Terrorism Part VI: Conclusions 18. Nightmare Senarios 19. The Price to Pay

    Biography

    Richard Clutterbuck

    `Dr Clutterbuck has written an informative, accessible and stimulating introduction to a complex subject.' - Times Education Supplement

    `Full of characteristically interesting and innovative ideas ... it deserves to be widely read.' - The Scotsman