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The September 11 attacks have transformed the national security landscape. This resource provides information and analysis to aid in critical analysis of emerging security policy.
Terrorism and WMD
A collection of resources on terrorist use of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological weapons, from their potential effects to possible responses to their use.
Strategy and Weaponry
Outlines issues that affect the conduct of the war, from the weapons employed, to the political arena in which the conflict takes place.
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Taliban
Weapons - A guide to the equipment used by Taliban forces.
MC-130E - Three soldiers died when this special operations aircraft crashed on takeoff at Gardez, Afghanistan.
BLU-82B Daisy Cutter - This 15,000 pound bomb, the largest in the U.S. arsenal, was used in the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan.
B-1B Lancer - The crash of one of these bombers was the first loss of a fixed-wing aircraft during operations against Afghanistan.
JDAM - Attaching this unit to the tail of a conventional gravity bomb allows for precision guidance of an otherwise unguided munition.
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Information Security
Outlines current government secrecy efforts and other issues related to the public release of potentially sensitive information.
Arms Transfers
A guide to U.S. arms sales policies of the past and present that impact the current conflict.
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