Countering Terrorism

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Countering Terrorism

Countering Terrorism
There are currently more than 1500 terrorist
organizations and groups being monitored in the United
States. Terrorists by definition kill people and
destroy property in order to advance a political
agenda. We must make every effort to protect American
citizens from these attacks. In the future that will
require both state of the art measures to monitor
terrorist activities and the movement of materials
used for these activities, but also response scenarios
in the event of an actual incident. The United States
has consistently set a good example of no negotiations
with terrorists and attempting to bring alleged
terrorists to trial. We need to support humanitarian,
political, and educational efforts to decrease the
incidence of terrorism across the world. That includes
measures to eliminate the production and deployment of
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. We need to
maintain a high level of vigilance to protect the
security of the United States.
The FBI is the lead agency in the the fight against
terrorism. This FBI has been very effective in
coordinating the efforts of other agencies. They have
been successful in finding the perpetrators of
terrorist activity and preventing many terrorist
incidents. The problem is that no federal agency can
be expected to find all of the terrorists, before they
commit violent crimes. The bombing incidents at the
World Trade Center and Oklahoma City are two examples.
In both of these incidents, conventional explosives
technology was used to kill people and destroy
property. There are current efforts coordinated by the
FBI to obtain intelligence on the groups that would
use these methods and intercept them before the
incidents occur. These incidents will continue to
require concerted efforts by national and
international law enforcement agencies. But there are
possible incidents that could lead to greater loss of
life. Those incidents would occur if terrorists used
biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons.
Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism is using biological warfare agents to
commit terrorist crimes. There are various estimates
of the effects of terrorists releasing various
biological weapons on an unsuspecting population. The
Johns Hopkins University Center for Civilian
Biodefense suggest that the three most likely
biological agents that could be used include smallpox,
anthrax, and plague. There are several other bacteria,
viruses, and biological toxins that are also
considered c...

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