The Role of the Army Reserve in the Weapons of Mass Destruction/Homeland Defense Program

Abstract

Since the fall of the Berlin wall and the subsequent end of the Cold War, the United States faces a multidimensional threat never before seen within our nations' borders. Rogue nations and stateless organizations already have or are developing the capability to threaten the United States through acts of terror, information warfare, and the use of Weapons of Mass Destruction. As a nation, we are not prepared to prevent or respond to these threats. A federal infrastructure does not yet exist that can adequately prevent or react to such an attack. Given these increasing threats to the territory, population, and infrastructure of the United States, the Army Reserve should have an expanded role in providing homeland defense capabilities. The Army Reserve is well suited to homeland defense missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 02, 2000
Accession Number
ADA383895

Entities

People

  • Joseph L. Smith

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • First Responders
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Defense
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Applications
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Therapy
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.