Annihilation from Within: The Ultimate Threat to Nations

by Fred Charles Iklé

Book Overview

In this eloquent and impassioned book, defense expert Fred Ikl predicts a revolution in national security that few strategists have grasped; fewer still are mindful of its historic roots. We are preoccupied with suicide bombers, jihadist terrorists, and rogue nations producing nuclear weapons, but these menaces are merely distant thunder that foretells the gathering storm. It is the dark side of technological progress that explains this emerging crisis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231139527
• ISBN13: 9780231139526
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher