Chapter 2 Terrorist Threat

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IDEOLOGIES OF TERRORISM

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-POLITICS
-NATIONALISM
-RELIGION
-SPECIAL INTEREST

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GOALS OF TERRORISM

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-RECOGNITION
-ELIMINATION OF WESTERN INFLUENCE
-HARRASMENT,WEAKENING OR EMBARRASSMENT OF GOVERNMENTS
-ATTAINMENT OF MONEY OR EQUIPMENT
-DESTRUCTION OF FACILITIES AND DISRUPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS
-DISCOURAGING FOREIGN INVESTORS
-INFLUENCE IN GOVERMENT DECISIONS
-FREEDOM OF PRISONERS
-SATISFYING VENGEANCE

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WHAT DO TERRORISTS TYPICALLY CHOOSE TO EMPLOY

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HIT AND RUN GUERRILLA TACTICS

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MOST TERRORITS WILL NOT CHOOSE TO TAKE UP A STATIC DEFENSIVE POSTURE AGAINST A STRONGER ENEMY UNLESS THEY POSSESS WHAT

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A "BARGAINING CHIP" SUCH AS HOSTAGES

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TERRORISTS LEADERS DONT WANT TO RISK LOSING MEMBERS BY WHAT

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BECAUSE OF PERCEIVED WEAKNESS

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CHARACTERISTICS OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS

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-URBAN BASED
-HIGHLY MOBILE
-WELL TRAINED
-COVERT

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WHAT IS THE BASIC OPERATIONAL UNIT OF A TERRORIST GROUP CALLED

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THE CELL

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CELLS NORMALLY FOUND IN WELL-ORGANIZED TERRORISTS GROUPS INCLUDE WHAT

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-PLANNING AND PREPARATION CELL
-ADMIN AND LOGISTICS CELL
-INTELLIGENCE AND SURVEILLANCE CELL
-OPERATIONS COMBAT CELL

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TERRORIST ATTACK PREPARATIONS

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1.TARGET OPTIONS
2.SELECTION SURVEILLANCE
3.TARGET SELECTION
4.DETAILED SURVEILLANCE
5.TRAINING AND PREPARATION
6.ATTACK

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THE ISSUANCE OF A TERRORIST THREAT LEVEL IS NOT THE SAME THING AS THE ISSUANCE OF A WARNING NOTICE (T/F)

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TRUE

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NAME SOME DOD THREAT LEVEL ASSESSMENT FACTORS

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1.OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY
2.INTENTIONS
3.ACTIVITY
4.OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

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DESCRIBE TERRORIST THREAT LEVEL HIGH

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-HIGH:OPERATIONALLY ACTIVE AND USES LARGE CASUALTY PRODUCING ATTACKS

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DESCRIBE TERRORIST THREAT LEVEL LOW

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-LOW:NO GROUP DETECTED

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DESCRIBE TERRORIST THREAT LEVEL MODERATE

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-MODERATE:TERRORIST GROUPS ARE PRESENT BUT NO INDICATION OF ANTI US ACTIVITY

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DESCRIBE TERRORIST THREAT LEVEL SIGNIFICANT

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-SIGNIFICANT:GROUP IS OPERATIONALLY ACTIVE BUT LIMITED OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY

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FPCON NORMAL

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APPLIES WHEN A GENERAL OR GLOBAL THREAT OF POSSIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITY EXISTS AND WARRANTS A ROUTINE SECURITY POSTURE

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FPCON ALPHA

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INCREASED GENERAL THREAT OF POSSIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITY

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FPCON BRAVO

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INCREASED OR MORE PREDICTABLE THREAT EXISTS

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FPCON CHARLIE

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WHEN AN INCIDENT OCCURS OR INTELLIGENCE IS RECEIVED INDICATING SOME FORM OF TERRORIST ACTION

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FPCON DELTA

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WHEN A TERRORIST ATTACK HAS OCCURED OR WHEN INTELLIGENCE IS RECEIVED THAT TERRORIST ACTION AGAINST A SPECIFIC LOCATION OR PERSON IS IMMINENT