Terrorism and the Communication Utilities: A National Security Concern?

Abstract

Increasing international terrorist incidents, with Americans as the focal point, and the seemingly changing image of the Soviet Union could create an atmosphere conducive to domestic terrorism within the United States. This paper will explore the potential capabilities of terrorist groups. Then it will examine three past communication disasters in an attempt to determine if terrorism is a domestic threat, or specifically if the loss of a major communication facility is a threat to national security. Each disaster happened independently of the others. This study takes the results of these accidents and postulates the effects of similar levels of damage caused by a concerted terrorist action. Analysis of pre- and post responses provides a foundation for recommendations for dealing with terrorist threat. Keywords: Communication disasters, Terrorist capabilities, Concern for domestic terrorist threat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 1989
Accession Number
ADA208668

Entities

People

  • Linwood G. Green Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Communication Systems
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Domestic
  • Domestic Terrorism
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Response
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.