Terrorism as it relates to border and transportation security is changing daily as new types of threats present themselves, new ideologies on the part of the terrorist become prevalent and the changing priorities for Emergency Management Officials based on these events.
As an example, the days of seeing a would-be terrorist hijacking a plane with explosives strapped around his torso are a thing of the past. However, it is now possible for liquid explosives in the amount that would fill a contact lens bottle, to potentially bring down a big passenger airliner (Hamilton, 2006). This led to the long standing ban by the Transportation Security Administration [TSA] to ban any containers of liquid in certain amounts. In regards to border security, even the United Nations points out that “effective border security is key to the effective implementation of counter-terrorism measures” (“Border Management..”, 2016). I don’t recall any recent terrorist events as a result of movement from Mexico into the United States, but that certainly isn’t to say it can’t or won’t happen. It’s obvious that terrorist organizations now have the ability to permeate our borders without doing so physically. Many of the recent mass shootings were a result of simply being inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS] through propaganda that can easily be found on …show more content…
Emergency Management Officials can never lose sight that the terrorist groups who wish to do harm to the United States and its’ citizens, would much rather see a massive attack like those on September 11th, 2001 [9/11] as opposed to the smaller scale attacks carried out by those they inspire. The intelligence community must remain vigilant and not allow the types of attacks we’ve witnessed recently decrease their focus or actions to prevent an attack similar to those of
As an example, the days of seeing a would-be terrorist hijacking a plane with explosives strapped around his torso are a thing of the past. However, it is now possible for liquid explosives in the amount that would fill a contact lens bottle, to potentially bring down a big passenger airliner (Hamilton, 2006). This led to the long standing ban by the Transportation Security Administration [TSA] to ban any containers of liquid in certain amounts. In regards to border security, even the United Nations points out that “effective border security is key to the effective implementation of counter-terrorism measures” (“Border Management..”, 2016). I don’t recall any recent terrorist events as a result of movement from Mexico into the United States, but that certainly isn’t to say it can’t or won’t happen. It’s obvious that terrorist organizations now have the ability to permeate our borders without doing so physically. Many of the recent mass shootings were a result of simply being inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS] through propaganda that can easily be found on …show more content…
Emergency Management Officials can never lose sight that the terrorist groups who wish to do harm to the United States and its’ citizens, would much rather see a massive attack like those on September 11th, 2001 [9/11] as opposed to the smaller scale attacks carried out by those they inspire. The intelligence community must remain vigilant and not allow the types of attacks we’ve witnessed recently decrease their focus or actions to prevent an attack similar to those of