Counterterrorism, Evaluating the 5-year Plan: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, Special HearingU.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 - 53 pages |
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Page 42 - Certain national infrastructures are so vital that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or economic security of the United States. These critical infrastructures include telecommunications, electrical power systems, gas and oil storage and transportation, banking and finance, transportation, water supply systems, emergency services (including medical, police, fire, and rescue), and continuity of government.
Page 11 - Consequence management includes measures to protect public health and safety, restore essential government services, and provide emergency relief to governments, businesses, and individuals affected by the consequences of terrorism.
Page 11 - Crisis management is predominantly a law enforcement function and includes measures to identify, acquire, and plan the use of resources needed to anticipate, prevent, and/or resolve a threat or act of terrorism.
Page 18 - . . .develop and maintain at least one domestic terrorism rapid response team composed of members of the Armed forces and employees of the Department of Defense who are capable of aiding Federal, State, and local officials in the detection, neutralization, containment, dismantlement, and disposal of weapons of mass destruction containing chemical, biological or related materials.
Page 18 - OJP's domestic preparedness initiative into a single, coordinated, and integrated training program. Each of the five NDPC members has capabilities that make their individualized sites uniquely qualified to provide specialized WMD training. The National Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology provides live explosive training and field exercises. The National Center for Bio-Medical Research and Training at Louisiana State University provides...
Page 38 - ... President and the National Security Council. A balanced approach between technical collection efforts and other means should be maintained and encouraged. (c) Special emphasis should be given to detecting and countering espionage and other threats and activities directed by foreign intelligence services against the United States Government, or United States corporations, establishments, or persons.
Page 43 - ... met the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances...
Page 15 - Whoever, while aboard an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, commits an act which, if committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in section 7 of Title 18...
Page 18 - OJP is developing a $12 million grant program to provide equipment to state and local authorities who would be called upon to respond to an incident involving weapons of mass destruction. Such categories of equipment include items necessary for personal protection, detection, decontamination, and communication during an actual response. The FBI and OJP will coordinate with NunnLugar and other efforts that also provide equipment to first responders to insure that overlap does not occur.
Page 13 - Policy, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Agriculture and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.