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2) Hostages
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Under the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah, Iran experiences an oil-driven economic boom, but the government’s excesses and repressive tactics lead to increasing hostility towards the monarch and his closest ally: the United States. As religious cleric Ayatollah Khomeini grows in popularity, the Shah flees and the country becomes engulfed in revolution, endangering the U.S. embassy.
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
On 15 March 2019, an anonymous user posts a message on the internet stating that they intend to carry out an attack 'against the invaders' and will live-stream the attack via Facebook. The post is written by Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old Australian living in New Zealand. After uploading the message, he turns on his body-worn camera and drives to the Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, where he opens fire on worshippers. The live-streaming of an attack...
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Hezbollah has been designated a terrorist organization by the US, the UK, Germany, Israel, and many other countries. This program continues the examination of the history of Hezbollah, looking at the assassination of Lebanon's prime minister Rafik Hariri on February 14, 2005, in which Syria was accused of being the sponsor of the attack. The army of Bashar al-Assad, which occupied part of Lebanon, was forced to retreat amid hostility from the local...
Author
Series
Mitch Rapp novels volume 15
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rapp heads to Pakistan to confront a mortal threat he may not be prepared for. In fact, this time he might have met his match. Mitch Rapp is used to winning. But now the CIA operative finds himself chasing false leads from continent to continent in an effort to keep nukes from falling into the hands of terrorists. Together with friend and colleague Scott Coleman, Rapp struggles to prevent the loss of these lethal weapons, and soon it becomes alarmingly...
Series
Pub. Date
[2014], c2012
Language
English
Description
From Khartoum to Kabul is part of the inside story of America's 20 year search for Bin Laden, U.S. efforts and hesitations against Bin Laden before Sept. 11, the growth of the Al Qaeda threat during that time, and the uncertainty about whether to treat Bin Laden as a criminal or military threat. The 9/11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon had brought Bin Laden to the world's attention, but the mission to hunt and kill the terrorist leader had begun...
Author
Series
Gideon Crew volume 2
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
After a standoff between a top nuclear scientist from Los Alamos and an innocent hostage turns violent, Gideon Crew must track down a rogue nuclear device.
Author
Series
Marcus Ryker novels volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"[An] international thriller about a terrifying nuclear alliance among three world powers--Russia, Iran, and North Korea--and the man who must halt their deadly strategy ... former U.S. Secret Service agent Marcus Ryker"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
John Corey novels volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Detective John Corey of The lion's game, Plum Island, and Night fall returns in a new novel about a conspiracy to detonate nuclear bombs in two American cities, setting off a world war of unimaginable proportions"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Series
Amy Cornwall novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Agent Amy Cornwall excels at working from the shadows--until a botched field operation reveals dark dealings between her bosses and an informant. And a hidden plot by a terrorist genius that could kill thousands of Americans. Among them: her husband and daughter. She has to go dark. The Division wants to erase her. And they know every detail about her identity, her history, and her family. Agent Cornwall’s countdown has begun"-- Provided by publisher....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Dewey Andreas, former Delta and newly recruited intelligence agent, is sidelined after screwing up his last two operations. Unwilling to sit out the [next] mission as ordered, Dewey defies his superiors, and goes rogue. [While on his own he discovers a] shocking secret--a plot so audacious and deadly that the masterminds behind it would risk anything and kill anybody to prevent its exposure. It's a plot that, in less than three days, will completely...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Should psychologists help the military interrogate national security detainees? This video presents a troubling and deeply human story illustrating the complexities encountered when national security, psychology, politics, ethics and morality collide. Most are unaware that mental health professionals and others have been involved in the so-called war-on-terror. These professionals have been at odds with each other and policies limiting their participation...
Pub. Date
[2012], c2001
Language
English
Description
With the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, America has vastly changed its methods of defense of its borders. This program, from Defending America, examines how U.S. Customs workers are trained, what weapons they use, and how they responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Now on the forefront of homeland security, this agency is prepared to thwart future attacks.
17) Nuclear Terror
Pub. Date
[2011], c2003
Language
English
Description
When the Soviet empire disintegrated in 1991, U.S. fears of nuclear annihilation receded with it. But today there is chilling evidence that Americans face a new kind of nuclear menace, not from a rival superpower but from terrorist groups and even individuals. Witness the arrest of an American accused of trying to develop a dirty bomb; a diagram discovered for a nuclear device at an Al-Qaeda safe house in Kabul; dozens of reported cases of attempted...
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