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Terrorism Final Set 2
Counter Terror and WMD's
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 3
05/06/2013

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Laws to Counter Terrorism
Definition
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PATRIOT Act
Definition
Provide Appropriate Tool Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. Creates new crimes, new penalties and new procedure against domestic and foreign terror.
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Department of Homeland Security
Definition
Established in 2002 to thwart terrorism and respond to natural disasters.
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Terrorist Threat Integration Center
Definition
Formed in 2003 with the FBI and other branches like the CIA and Homeland Security to coerce anti terrorism into a proper initiative.
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Computers as tools
Definition
PIOS system in Germany which stored every clue about
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Operation Eligible Receiver
Definition
demonstrated how easy it would be fore computer efficient cyber-terrorist to cripple U.S military networks.
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Airport Security, impact from 9/11
Definition
whole body image scanning
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hardening the target
Definition
involve making the target less accessible
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taggants
Definition
chemically identifiable trace agents for explosives
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training programs
Definition
teach skills like high speed car chases, survive kidnappings, how to not look rich abroad
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threat assessments
Definition
general threat, local threat, specific threat
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biological agents
Definition
four types, bacteria, fungi, rickettsiae, and viruses
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3 anthrax forms
Definition
cutaneous (from a cut), inhalation, or gastrointestinal
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chemical agents
Definition
limited in usefulness due to dissemination.
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nuclear weapon types
Definition
suitcase nukes
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