Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-202) and index.

Terrorism is a serious threat to national security / George J. Tenet -- The terrorist threat has been exaggerated / Michael L. Rothschild -- Islam is a threat to national security / Antony Flew -- Islam is not a threat to national security / Antony T. Sullivan -- Biological weapons threaten national security / Veronique de Rugy and Charles V. Pe�na -- The threat posed by biological weapons has been exaggerated / Steve Bonta -- Defense spending must be increased / Paul Wolfowitz -- Defense spending is too high / Paul Isaacs -- America needs a missile defense system / Jim Garamone -- A missile defense system would not protect America / David Wright and Theodore Postol -- America must confront the threat posed by Iran, Iraq, and North Korea / George W. Bush -- Focusing on Iran, Iraq, and North Korea threatens national security / Llewellyn D. Howell -- The United States should wage war to fight terrorism / Stephen Cox -- The United States should not wage war to fight terrorism / Stephen G. Cary -- Preemptive strikes are a legitimate option for fighting terrorism / Michael J. Glennon -- Preemptive strikes are immoral and unnecessary / Richard Falk -- The Department of Homeland Security will protect America against terrorists / George W. Bush -- The Department of Homeland Security will make America less safe / Ron Paul -- Immigration must be restricted to protect America against terrorists / Samuel Francis -- Restricting immigration will not make America safer / Daniel T. Griswold -- Efforts to enhance national security threatens civil liberties / Nick Gillespie -- Some curtailment of civil liberties is necessary to enhance national security / Richard A. Posner -- Ethnic profiling is ineffective and unfair / Patricia J. Williams -- Ethnic profiling is necessary to prevent terrorism / Bruce J. Terris -- National ID cards would threaten civil liberties / John Derbyshire -- Nation ID cards would help fight terrorism / Margaret Carlson.