The Terrorist Threat: Are United States Diplomatic Facilities Overseas Safe?

Abstract

This paper examines the threat to U.S. government personnel and diplomatic facilities overseas. After successful terrorist attacks in the 1980's and 1990's the Inman Commission (1985) and the Crowe Accountability Review Boards (1998) issued findings lessons learned and recommendations regarding perceived vulnerabilities and how to address them. This paper assesses the current level of security for diplomatic facilities overseas in the context of present and future threats. While physical, procedural, and operational security improvements are necessary and create a safer working environment, improved intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination is the key to keeping employees and the facilities in which they work secure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA420166

Entities

People

  • David R. Haag

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Electronic Mail
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Homeland Security
  • International Law
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security Personnel
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.