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'homeland Security In The Uk' Examines, Especially In The Uk Context, Whether Homeland Security Is Striking An Appropriate Balance. It Assesses The Nature Of Responses By Key Public And Private Sector Bodies In The Uk Post September 11 For Preventing, Pre-empting, Countering And Managing Terrorist Attack. Introduction -- Introduction / Paul Wilkinson -- Threat Assessment -- The Threat From The Al Qaeda Network / Paul Wilkinson -- International Terrorism And The Uk: Assessing The Threat / Tamara Makarenko -- The Chemical, Biological, Radiological And Nuclear Weapons Threats / Jez Littlewood And John Simpson -- The Domestic Threat: The Cases Of Northern Ireland And Animal Rights Extremism / Anthony Richards -- Uk Efforts To Enhance Preparedness Since 9/11 -- National Governance Structures To Manage The Response To Terrorist Threats And Attacks: A Cross-national Comparative Analysis With Special Reference To The Uk 'lead Department' Response Structure And Uk Counter-terrorism Strategy / Frank Gregory -- Reducing The Chemical, Biological, Radiological And Nuclear Weapons Threat: The Role Of Counter-proliferation, Arms Control And Disarmament / John Simpson And Jez Littlewood -- The Uk And The Threat Of Nuclear Terrorism: A Case Study Of Organisational Responses ' John Simpson --^ Edited By Paul Wilkinson. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.