John Mueller is Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies, and Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University. He is the author of Atomic Obsession (OUP 2009). Mark Stewart is Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability at the University of Newcastle in Australia.

• Preface ; Chapter 1: Assessing Risk ; Chapter 2: Terrorism as a Hazard to Human Life ; Chapter 3: The Full Costs of Terrorism ; Chapter 4: Evaluating Homeland Security Spending ; Chapter 5: Protecting the Homeland: Some Parameters ; Chapter 6: Homeland Protection: Infrastructure ; Chapter 7: Protecting the Airlines ; Chapter 8: Assessing Policing, Mitigation, Resilience ; Chapter 9: Conclusions and Political Realities ; Appendix: The Risk Assessment Process

Our political and media systems often seem paralyzed or even deranged by the prospect of terrorism. Very few people can talk rationally about the threat, the possible defenses, and what we gain and lose through increased security measures. John Mueller and Mark Stewart are notable exceptions. If you wonder whether airport security really makes sense, or how much is enough in protecting against attacks, consider the calm and convincing case they lay out in this book.

John Mueller is Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies, and Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University. He is the author of Atomic Obsession (OUP 2009). Mark Stewart is Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability at the University of Newcastle in Australia.

• Preface ; Chapter 1: Assessing Risk ; Chapter 2: Terrorism as a Hazard to Human Life ; Chapter 3: The Full Costs of Terrorism ; Chapter 4: Evaluating Homeland Security Spending ; Chapter 5: Protecting the Homeland: Some Parameters ; Chapter 6: Homeland Protection: Infrastructure ; Chapter 7: Protecting the Airlines ; Chapter 8: Assessing Policing, Mitigation, Resilience ; Chapter 9: Conclusions and Political Realities ; Appendix: The Risk Assessment Process

Our political and media systems often seem paralyzed or even deranged by the prospect of terrorism. Very few people can talk rationally about the threat, the possible defenses, and what we gain and lose through increased security measures. John Mueller and Mark Stewart are notable exceptions. If you wonder whether airport security really makes sense, or how much is enough in protecting against attacks, consider the calm and convincing case they lay out in this book.

John Mueller is Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies, and Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University. He is the author of Atomic Obsession (OUP 2009). Mark Stewart is Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability at the University of Newcastle in Australia.

• Preface ; Chapter 1: Assessing Risk ; Chapter 2: Terrorism as a Hazard to Human Life ; Chapter 3: The Full Costs of Terrorism ; Chapter 4: Evaluating Homeland Security Spending ; Chapter 5: Protecting the Homeland: Some Parameters ; Chapter 6: Homeland Protection: Infrastructure ; Chapter 7: Protecting the Airlines ; Chapter 8: Assessing Policing, Mitigation, Resilience ; Chapter 9: Conclusions and Political Realities ; Appendix: The Risk Assessment Process

Our political and media systems often seem paralyzed or even deranged by the prospect of terrorism. Very few people can talk rationally about the threat, the possible defenses, and what we gain and lose through increased security measures. John Mueller and Mark Stewart are notable exceptions. If you wonder whether airport security really makes sense, or how much is enough in protecting against attacks, consider the calm and convincing case they lay out in this book.