Terrorist Attack Risk Management

Security managers apply evaluation techniques to; identify threat assessments, evaluate vulnerabilities, and identify critical assets. Security managers can then mitigate the threat against their facility with countermeasures, to protect facilities, operations, and personnel. The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) monitors individuals, groups, and organizations that pose a threat to the U.S. homeland. To be considered a threat, the group must have the capability and intent to carry out an attack. If the IC determines a group or organization has the capability and intent to conduct an attack, they will issue a threat assessment to protect national interests. The security manager needs critical information concerning the date, time, place, and method of a planned attack. “Counterintelligence aids national security by

International terrorism has greatly impacted the role of first responders throughout the U.S., not only in terms of large scale events like the attacks on 9/11, but the role of the first responder has needed to adapt to the widely varying methods of attacks that have been employed. First responders may face threats from biological, chemical, and radiological weapons of mass destruction. First responder heroes of 9/11 are still dealing with injuries, illness, and even still dying from the effects of that terrorist attack. (ODMP, 2017). First

A huge wake up call for the whole world was the 9/11 attacks. So many people’s lives were changed or taken away when this disaster struck in the United States. Many people are scared for life because of what happened that day and it got them to thinking more seriously about how to prevent terrorism and how to treat terrorists or suspected terrorists.

In this article “How Safer Streets Can Thwart Terrorists” written by Yonah Freemark, educates us about multiple terrorist attacks that have occurred specifically in the New York area and how the state is working to develop a safer approach. In May of 2017 at Times Square a motorist drove through a large crowd killing one person and injuring many others. Had it not been for a three foot guarding rail, the motorist could have killed many more. Another attack like this happened previously where an average of sixteen pedestrians were killed and since then have doubled. New York is not only the victim of these kind of attacks; famous places like France, Netherlands, and London constantly have attacks like these happen.

Vulnerability assessments on terrorism were designed to establish any loopholes in a security system that are prone to harm or attack by a person who may have intentions to harm a particular location, an event or an individual. The main goal of terrorism vulnerability assessments is to establish the weaknesses of facilities across a variety of probable threats. Once such threats are assessed, physical and operational measures of improvement are put in place so as to make sure that such facilities are adequately protected. Such assessments can be administered to a vast range of facilities ranging from existing site management and new construction design over the life of service of such structures. This paper will delve into critical vulnerability assessment of three locations. The first location being Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden City, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and lastly Corriell Institute for Medical Research.

To combat these major issues and maintain all critical infrastructure safety, the Government of the United States mandated that risk analysis methods and scenarios be introduced and implemented. Before 9/11, many assets

The U.S. economic downturn also played a major role in our security selections. Due to these recent attacks and the impact they have had upon our system, we will analyze our disaster readiness level, national security index, and budget. A detailed review of our security policies, procedures, rationale, and changes that were in place prior to the attack will be performed. This evaluation of our security decisions will be then be adjusted and reapplied to the control set in order to improve our security and national security index. After reviewing current security procedures, recommendations will be given to maximize the security posture and performance during round three.

New technology is being used to detect threat before it strikes. Transportation Safety Agency along the Federal Aviation Administration is working to make air travel more safe, new screeners were hired, and trained to detect potential threat. Security advisory systems are installed at most international airports. Law enforcement officers, federal agents and all employees at areas which may be hit by terrorist attack are introduced to new risk assessment and management procedures. Federal agencies are using modern technology for information gathering and target analysis. All branches of military are trained to fight against the terrorism, because the terrorism is a form of warfare. Department of transportation is performing background check on all truck drivers

The United States is ranked number thirty-five on the Global Terror Index. The United States has a 4.23 out of ten terror rate. This number is pretty high acknowledging the fact that the United States is one of the most developed countries in the world. Studies show that there have been approximately 80 terrorist attacks in the United States in the past five years in which more than 150 innocent people were killed and more than 350 experienced severe injuries. September 11 attack was the most impacting terrorist attacks that the united States has ever experienced. 2,996 people dead in this tragic event, 19 of which were the terrorist. Over 6000 people suffered severe injuries. And the whole nation was left traumatized. The attack was led by

The assignment being completed within this paper asks the author to answer three general questions. The first asks the author of this paper to create a hypothetical scenario for a terrorist attacked using the Sunni terrorist group picked in Module 1 as the test subject. The second question asks the steps to be taken by both the terrorists to hatch and execute the plan and the mitigating procedures that can be used to negate these measures. Finally, it is asked whether there is any early warning or detection possible for this incident.

The United States (US) is vulnerable to terrorist incidents just as every other country. Even though, the likelihood of getting in a deadly car accident is greater than being involved in a terrorist incident or attack, the emergency responder must be on alert to the possibilities of terrorism. Suicide bombings in the United States have a low probability of happening compared to Middle Eastern countries, although there is still a possibility of a suicide bombing to occur in the US. A dramatic increase in suicide bombings has taken place since early 2000, with an overall sum of 3,500 attacks over the last three decades of these attacks the majority of the attacks that involved 17 countries,

Even though we live in a democratic society, we tend to give the government too much power. In the sovereign country that we live in we see selfishness, and discrimination through our government yet, we give them the authority to control us. People give power out of fear and the best believe the government knows that. The government uses propaganda and patriotism to support war effort and big business to make money. Throughout our history there has been deliberately massacre called “Terrorist Attacks” to scare our nation and to gain more money and power. For example, both the 9/11 attack and war are being manipulated by the politicians.

Now, they must look and prepare for situations never previously considered. Mass shootings, chemical and nuclear attacks, and suicide bombers are just a few of the possibilities. The reality is that today there are many dangers that have not been previously imagined. The best that can be done is to plan, re-plan and plan again.

Terrorist groups are becoming or finding ways to become more sophisticated in how they are committing terrorist attacks. With the support of certain countries who support them and let them conduct fundraisers, they have implemented other means such as suicide bombers and lone wolfs. In the recent years, many countries have come to agreements to support each other on the war on terror.

The constant threat of a terrorist attack is something that not only the United States has to worry about when it comes to economic and political conditions but other countries also. Terrorist groups have continued to threaten to harm innocent people or infrastructures at all cost. One way that terrorist can disrupt the United States economy is an attack on a major shipping port and disrupting their operations. This could cripple part of the United States because many of our states depend on the cargo that is brought in and out of our ports. The United States import many different goods from countries around the world. The following is the top imports from Japan alone :