Local Officials Guide to Domestic Terrorism: Resources for

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Table of Contents

Preface 1

Acknowledgments 3

Public Safety and Crime Prevention Steering Committee – 1999 4

Introduction 7

Part One: The Federal Picture – Criticism and Response 11

National Comestic Preparedness Office 13

Department of Defense 14

Environmental Protection Agency 15

Public Criticism 20

More Money, Better Organization 22

Technological Warfare 24

Cyberterrorism 24

Bioterrorism 25

Part Two: Local Preparedness – Taking Advantage of Federal Resources 27

Planning 28

Training and Excercises 29

Department of Defense 30

Department of Justice 32

Federal Bureau of Investigation 33

Federal Emergency Management Agency 33

Equipment 35

Intelligence and Information Sharing 36

Health and Medical Service 38

Part Three: Appendix – Information at Your Fingertips 41

Advice to Cities 41

Acronym Key 42

Government Directory 44

Pertinent Definitions 46

Selected References on Terrorism 48

Internet Sites 48

Articles 49

Compendium Courses as listed by the U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command 52