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原文传递 How Vulnerable are U.S. Critical Seaports to a Waterborne Mine Threat?

题名：	How Vulnerable are U.S. Critical Seaports to a Waterborne Mine Threat?
作者：	Stacy, Ernest B.;
关键词：	critic；seap；ports；water；reasonable；altin；mines；economic；anker；desire
摘要：	The events of 11 September 2001 illustrate al Qaeda's high aspirations and desire to achieve maximum effect. Halting most or all shipping traffic to and from the United States, if only for a short time, would achieve such an effect. Terrorists may have drawn lessons from recent history, such as the 1990-1991 Gulf War and the 1980s Tanker War, with regard to naval mines. Mines are a simple, inexpensive, asymmetric threat that could be used to cause enormous economic damage to the United States. The probability of terrorists resorting to waterborne mining is almost impossible to determine. However, one can determine and implement measures aimed at reducing the United States' vulnerability. Examination of the possible effects, should deterrence fail, would also allow one to determine and implement a reasonable, well-prepared course of action to mitigate those effects.
总页数：	25
报告类型：	科技报告