出版社：Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security
摘要：A fixation upon WMD terrorism, reinforced by the recurring need to manage the consequences of other manmade or natural disasters, conditions the homeland security community to focus upon prevention and consequence management, with scant attention paid to resolving an ongoing terrorist incident of a paramilitary nature. Seizure by a large, well-armed terrorist group of either a soft target, like Russia’s Beslan No. 1 School in 2004, or a hard target such as nuclear materials or facilities, could have enormous strategic consequences. It would demand swift, decisive response beyond the capability of local agencies. Domestic counterterrorist capabilities are limited in capability and poorly postured for response to such an incident. Standing, regionally-based, swiftly responding federal forces with a streamlined command and control structure are needed, along with a reorientation of homeland security guidance, training, and exercises to include response to threats of this nature.
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