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DefendAmerica - US Defense Dept. War on
Terror The site offers the latest
news, photographs, transcripts and other information about the U.S.-led war
on terrorism. It highlights the words and activities of key U.S. , Defense
Department and coalition officials related to terrorism. But DefendAmerica
also offers something not so readily available in the mainstream media:
daily news reports and photographs by U.S. military photojournalists on the
frontlines as well as in supporting units.
National Military Strategic Plan for the War
on Terrorism
[PDF] Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The NMSP-WOT constitutes
the comprehensive military plan to prosecute the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)
for the Armed Forces of the United States. This document reflects the
lessons of the first four years of the Global War on Terrorism, including
the findings and recommendations of the 9-11 Commission and a rigorous
examination within the Department of Defense (DoD), personally led by the
Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
A Military Guide to Terrorism in the
Twenty-First Century The handbook
is a high level terrorism primer that includes an overview of the history of
terrorism, descriptions of terrorist behaviors and motivations, a review of
terrorist group organizations, and the threat posed to our forces, both in
the United States and overseas. Additionally, it provides information on the
various terrorist groups, the terrorist planning cycle, operations and
tactics, firearms used by terrorists, improvised explosive devices,
conventional munitions used by terrorists, and a discussion on weapons of
mass destruction. The manual is designed to be used to help train and
educate personnel on terrorism and assist units in recognizing the threat
they face in planning for operations, both in the Continental United States
and overseas.
When Terror Strikes, Who Should Respond? by Aaron Weiss; From
Parameters, Autumn 2001, pp. 117-33.: During the past decade, concerns about
possible terrorist acts involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) led
Congress and the President to adopt a comprehensive counterterrorism plan
focused on preventing a chemical, biological, or nuclear attack and
enhancing domestic preparedness. The agency of choice for domestic
consequence management has been the Department of Defense. Of the $1.4
billion appropriated in the FY 2000 budget specifically for WMD response,
over half went to DOD.[1] Over-reliance on the military for domestic WMD
protection, however, may diminish the military's warfighting capability and
holds the potential for infringement of individual rights...
Remarks by Secretary Rumsfeld at the Army War
College, Carlisle Barracks, PA
Combating Terrorism by Colin S. Gray; From Parameters, Autumn 1993,
pp. 17-23.: The bombing of the World Trade Center in New York on 26 February
1993 brought home to Americans the notion that terrorism is not a foreign
phenomenon; truly it is “one world” for terror. Overall, the new security
environment after the Cold War--which puts us into an interwar period
today--is characterized by both pluses and minuses regarding terrorism. Just
as no good deed seems to go unpunished, so no benign event or trend in world
politics goes unbalanced by a significant downside. For example, the evil
empire of the former Soviet Union and its client regimes in Eastern Europe
no longer provide safe havens, financial support, or training facilities for
terrorists. The bad news is that the end of the Cold War and the collapse of
the Soviet empire has liberated many national and ethnic groups to pursue
tribal animosities with a new vigor. Also, the arrival of great-power peace
in Europe translates into a buyer’s market for weaponry of virtually all
kinds. Wishful thinkers in 1991 referred to a New World Order. There are
people who like to talk about some notional global community or
international society. The facts are, however, that we have no New World
Order, there is no global community, and in key respects international
society is a do-gooder’s daydream. Far from witnessing the end of history in
this decade, we are seeing the triumph of history. The Third Balkan War that
is still in its growth phase is an illustration of the unhappy trend.
Consequence Management: Domestic Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction
by Chris Seiple; From Parameters, Autumn 1997, pp. 119-34.: It is no longer
a matter of if--but rather when--a weapon of mass destruction will be used
against the people and institutions of the United States. The sarin gas
attack that killed 12 people in a Tokyo subway in 1995 established the
precedent, a dubious distinction that almost fell to the United States two
years earlier. Only the unanticipated power of the explosion that rocked the
World Trade Center in 1993, vaporizing the cyanide that had been packed with
the explosive, prevented the gas from spreading throughout the area. The FBI
presently is tracking several groups within the United States that have
acquired, or show an inclination to use, some type of weapon of mass
destruction. The seemingly inevitable attempt by foreign or domestic
terrorists to use such weapons inside the United States requires a candid
discussion about how we as a nation are preparing to manage the consequences
of such an incident...
Terrorists, WMD, and the US Army Reserve by CHARLES L. MERCIER, JR.;
From Parameters, Autumn 1997, pp. 98-118.: Knowing that there are those who
wish us significant harm and that they have both the ability and the will
use weapons of mass destruction to cause that harm, we clearly have a
problem. Weapons of mass destruction have been within the technological
grasp of terrorist groups for some time; they were not employed until a
Japanese religious cult crossed that invisible barrier in March 1995.[3]
While the cult's target--the Tokyo subway system--was what a terrorist might
call "appropriate," Tokyo was fortunate that the cult's agent was impure and
dissemination techniques were primitive. Unfortunately, fanaticism is not
synonymous with stupidity, so we can expect the next attack with a weapon of
mass destruction to be considerably more deadly.
Transnational Security Threats and State Survival: A Role for the Military?
by PAUL J. SMITH; From Parameters, Autumn 2000, pp. 77-91.: On 20 August
1998, an undisclosed number of US Navy ships and submarines located in the
Arabian and Red seas launched more than 79 cruise missiles in a simultaneous
attack on alleged terrorist targets in Afghanistan and Sudan.
Afghanistan-bound missiles targeted the Zhawar Kili Al-Badr Camp, an alleged
terrorist training facility located about 160 kilometers southeast of the
country's capital, Kabul. The Sudanese target was a manufacturing facility
suspected to be producing precursor chemicals for the nerve agent VX. The
attacks were carried out as part of a US response to terrorist attacks
against US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. According to press and
government reports, the missiles hit their targets as planned and the US
government subsequently deemed the attacks a success.
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