Responding to Homeland Threats: Is Our Government Organized for the Challenge? : Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, September 21, 2001U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002 - Počet stran: 107 |
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Strana 97 - The combination of unconventional weapons proliferation with the persistence of international terrorism will end the relative invulnerability of the US homeland to catastrophic attack. A direct attack against American citizens on American soil is likely over the next quarter century.
Strana 98 - Commission's view, the inadequacies of our systems of research and education pose a greater threat to US national security over the next quarter century than any potential conventional war that we might imagine.
Strana 54 - Such occurrences have only increased as a result of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. "The pattern seems to be that whenever there is a crisis in the Mideast, the incidence of hate crimes against Arab Americans increases...
Strana 98 - Americans are living off the economic and security benefits of the last three generations' investment in science and education, but we are now consuming capital. Our systems of basic scientific research and education are in serious crisis, while other countries are redoubling their efforts. In the next quarter century, we will likely see ourselves surpassed, and in relative decline, unless we make a conscious national commitment to maintain our edge.
Strana 70 - ... 11. We should expect conflicts in which adversaries, because of cultural affinities different from our own, will resort to forms and levels of violence shocking to our sensibilities. 12. As the United States confronts a variety of complex threats, it will often be dependent on allies; but it will find reliable alliances more difficult to establish and sustain. MAJOR THEMES AND IMPLICATIONS US Commission on National...
Strana 42 - Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (Gilmore Commission.
Strana 40 - ... of achieving this. The Senate's Arms Control Observer Group and its more recent NATO Enlargement Group were two successful examples of more informal Executive-Legislative cooperation on key multi-dimensional issues. Specifically, in the near term, this Commission recommends the following: 7. Congress should establish a special body to deal with homeland security issues, as has been done effectively with intelligence oversight. Members should be chosen for their expertise in foreign policy, defense,...
Strana 87 - two major theater wars" yardstick for sizing US forces is not producing the capabilities needed for the varied and complex contingencies now occurring and likely to increase in the years ahead.
Strana 61 - ... comprehensive national strategy that combines new technology, procedures, and better training for security personnel.
Strana 10 - America will become increasingly vulnerable to hostile attack on our homeland, and our military superiority will not entirely protect us.