DoD Roles and Missions in Homeland Security. Volume 1

Abstract

The United States faces stealthy adversaries who have demonstrated both motives and means to inflict grave damage on the U.S. homeland. The nation's strategy in response to this type of adversary is clear: engage the threat as far as possible from the U.S. homeland, on its turf. This approach requires a multi-agency government effort, with the Department of Defense (DoD) playing a major role. A capability to protect the homeland is a necessary complement to the capability of strategic reach against these asymmetric threats. However, the challenges of homeland protection are complex. There are so many assets to protect, so many modes of attack available to adversaries, and so many organizations (federal, state, local, and private) involved that, understandably, both the conceptual thinking and the capabilities required are still immature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA419971

Entities

People

  • Don Latham
  • Don Pilling

Organizations

  • Defense Science Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Vaccines
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Strategic Security Studies