"In 'Six Nightmares,' former National Security Advisor Anthony Lake draws on his experience coordinating foreign policy to examine six major threats to the security and well-being of American citizens. Lake details scenarios that could arise from global terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, international crime, new forms of warfare, and other serious risks to our security, and shows how it is all too plausible that these threats could become real. He analyzes what the government is doing to prepare for these potential disasters, and the alarming ways in which we aren't yet ready to face them." Publisher's description.

Introduction: the locusts munching -- New tools for new terrorists -- eTerror, eCrime -- Ambiguous warfare -- Peacekeeping as permanent band-aid -- The perils of weakness -- The sixth nightmare : Washington, D.C. -- Epilogue : the big dog threatened.