Terrorism Attacks
Abstract
Our government is failing to protect us from terrorism attacks thru our borders. Our borders remain unprotected, terrorist can enter undetected and cause harm to our country. America remains dangerously unprepared to prevent and respond to a catastrophic terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Despite increased awareness, we still offer our enemies a vast menu of soft targets: water and food supplies; borders and ports; and the millions of cargo containers that carry most of the goods we depend upon in our everyday lives. The measures we have cobbled to protect these vital systems are hardly fit to deter amateur thieves, vandals, and smugglers, let alone determined terrorist. Worse still, small improvements are often oversold as giant steps forward, lowering the guard of the average citizen and building an unwarranted sense of confidence. This was the chilling conclusion of an independent, bipartisan task force formed by the Council on Foreign Relations, which included two former secretaries of state, two former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, three Nobel laureates, and co-chaired by former Senators Gary Hart and Warren B. Rudman.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 2005
- Accession Number
- AD1133703
Entities
People
- Jesus Ruiz
- Kevin E. Mccrary
- Saulius Baldauskas
- Stephen E. Jenks
Organizations
- United States Army Sergeants Major Academy