Countering Terrorism in the Late 1980s and the 1990s

Brief overview of the terrorist threat, the types of terrorist groups, and the alternatives for countering terrorism. (This paper is a revision of a presentation made on 4 April 1987 at the program-titled Threats and Opportunities Facing the United States in the l990s-that was held under the auspices of the Consortium for the Study of Intelligence, National Strategy Information Center, Washington, D.C.)