The purpose of a threat assessment is to approximate the consequences and probability of an event as accurately as possible, in order to prioritize limited resources for maximum benefit. The economic consequences of a terrorist mine attack on the United States have the potential to be enormous, but unlike a WMD attack, they would only be temporary. The damage done would be closely related to the speed of the response effort in opening the port and channels to shipping. Navy capital ships and military sealift ships enter and exit port infrequently enough to plan coordinated force protection procedures should intelligence require it. While we should never completely discount the mine threat, or Al Qaeda's capabilities, there are ways to reduce vulnerability and mitigate the consequences with the resources already allocated.


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    Titel :

    Terrorist Mines in the United States Maritime Domain: A Credible Threat


    Beteiligte:
    F. J. Dowd (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2004


    Format / Umfang :

    21 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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