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The United States has being through so many problems over the year dealing with wars and terrorism. That they had to come up with the Patriot act and the NSC-68. On April 14 1950 NSC-68 a 58 page top secret policy paper was presented to President Harry S Truman by the United States National Security Council. It was a very important statements of American policy in the Cold War. NSC-68 provide the blueprint for the militarization of the Cold War. It called for an expansion of the military

Know the Smells and Warning Bells of WMD: In the article “Know the Smells and Warning Bells of WMD”, the author, John Linstrom’s principal point is that the fire departments should better prepare to respond to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Historically, explosive or WMD incidents were handled by law enforcement, while fire assumed a support role, but with increased terroristic occurrences, firefighters have been finding themselves in situations where they have been first

The REAL ID Act of 2005 is an Act of Congress that was designed to increase the safety of citizens throughout America. As a result of this law, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the states began working together to implement rigorous standards validate and create documentation personal identification, like driver's licenses, identification cards, and other types of legal documentation. What is the primary goal of the REAL ID Act? The fundamental objective of this act is to stop criminal

Airports After 9/11 occurred the government had been worried about terrorists getting on more planes and killing more Americans, so they had created the Transportation Security Administration. The Transportation Security Administration is a government run security company just for the airports in the USA. They check your pockets, shoes, what’s in your bag, X-Ray your bags for more security so now instead of arriving 15 minutes before your flight, they recommend two hours before your arriving at

organization, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) formed. As well government provided financial aid of $15 billion for improving the safety situations in the aviation industry. In next year after new the Homeland Security Act, this administration was assigned to the Department of Homeland Security. It involved the introduction of new requirements such as screening of all passengers and baggage, FBI check, air marshals in flight and also

1. Introduction The USA Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) of 2001 was issued on October 26, 2001, by President George W. Bush, with the purpose of providing a response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The act was intended to reform the agenda regarding law enforcement agencies and their limitations. The authorities acknowledged that it was essential for law enforcement investigatory tools needed significant improvement

Summary Under the leadership of the New York Regional Planning & Development Board (CNY RPDB), 29 towns and villages within Onondaga and Oswego Counties have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to form the Central New York Stormwater Coalition. The purpose of the Coalition is to address the New York State Department of Environmental Conservations (NYS DEC) federally mandated program to control stormwater runoff and protect state waterways. This program is part of the New York State Pollutant

reports by many administration officials, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has tried on various occasions to attack the United States homeland. As a result, the Yemen-based terrorist group or organization is regarded as the most lethal affiliate of al-Qaeda network. Since December 2009 to December 2010, AQAP has tried to attack the American homeland at least of two separate occasions. The first attack involved a suicide bombing using an underwear explosive device on commercial aviation over

Final Paper Maritime Terrorist Attacks via Containerized Shipping Christopher Welch Author Note This paper was prepared for Operations Management 5993, taught by Dr. Livingston Executive Summary There is a growing concern over the vulnerabilities of port security and the possible exploitation of these vulnerabilities by a terrorist organization; specifically, the use of containerized shipping. The vastness of the process of maritime operations alone creates a large opportunity for vulnerability,

Decisions and Allocating Resources The Department of Homeland Security and FEMA are in charge of handling emergencies throughout the United States. These emergencies can be natural disasters or terrorist attacks. Their purpose is to make sure that the response is efficient and effective during the emergency. The ICS delegates it’s resources and the responsibility is accounted for by all in charge of their specific areas. Below is a fictional example of a natural disaster and how the response should