Some US government reports from 2005, and studies by academics in such fields as political science and oceanography and by people whose positions and fields are not identified, contribute to the ongoing production of literature about terrorism. The Institute for Counter-Terrorism provides the background. Among the topics are the US strategic petroleum reserve, terrorism financing, the impact of terrorism and anti-terrorism on capital markets, China's energy policy in Africa and its implications for US national security, and the vulnerability of nuclear power plants to terrorist attack. A final chapter, with fuzzy illustrations and curt descriptions of terrorism organizations, is not attributed to anyone at all. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)