This paper examines a dynamic model of terrorist attacks and innovations. Terrorist innovations are triggered by counterterrorist policies. The model allows us to compare the effectiveness of three different anti-terrorist policies: deterrence, preemption and intelligence. The paper argues that intelligence is the most effective anti-terrorist policy and deterrence is the least effective. However, this conclusion may change when one considers the possible positive effects of intelligence on terrorist innovations or when intelligence is gathered to be used for preemption and deterrence.
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