COMBATING TERRORISM: Observations on Federal Spending to Combat Terrorism

Abstract

The U.S. intelligence community continuously assesses both the foreign-origin and the domestic terrorist threat to the United States andnotes that conventional explosives and firearms continue to be the weapons of choice for terrorists. Terrorists are less likely to use chemical and biological weapons than conventional explosives, although the possibility that they may use chemical and biological materials mayincrease over the next decade, according to intelligence agencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 11, 1999
Accession Number
AD1103027

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Weapons
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Commerce
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Emergency Response
  • Federal Budgets
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Strategic Security Studies