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Terrorism
Bioterrorism
in the US : Threat, Preparedness, and Response
Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute
The Joint Forces Staff
College Library has consolidated here some of the many Internet websites
that provide documentation on terrorism. Government, public, private and
international sites have been linked and are described in greater detail
below.
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Terrorism Research
Center (
<http://www.terrorism.com/index.shtml>)
The Terrorism Research Center is dedicated to informing the public of
the phenomena of terrorism and information warfare. This site features
essays and thought pieces on current issues, as well as links to other
terrorism documents, research and resources. Navigate the site by clicking
on the area of interest. This site also includes a comprehensive list
of terrorism related web pages.
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Terrorism: Background
and Threat Assessments (<www.fas.org/irp/threat/terror.htm>)
The Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program
websites provide a wealth of information. The September 11 attack on
the World Trade Center and the Pentagon made the reality of terrorism
all too clear and instantly altered the context for future national
security
policymaking. This link provides a selection of resources on the threat
of terrorism and options for responding to it.
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Countering the
Changing Threat of International Terrorism (<http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/commission.html>)
This report of the National Commission on Terrorism is also provided
on the Federation of American Scientists website.
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United States Government
Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan. (
<http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/conplan.html>)
The Federation of American Scientists presents the "United States
Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan
(CONPLAN)," published in January 2001. The CONPLAN was developed
through the efforts of six primary government departments and agencies.
The plan covers the primary federal agency responsibilities, domestic
terrorism policy, and command and control operations against domestic
terrorism.
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National Security
Institute's Security Resource Net (
<http://nsi.org/Default2.html>)
Topics covered on this site: Terrorism Legislation and Executive Orders;
Terrorism Facts; Commentary on Terrorism and Terrorism Legislation;
Terrorism Precautions; and Other Terrorism Related Sites.
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Government Publications
on Terrorism (<http://www.lib.umd.edu/GOV/terrorism.html>)
Prepared by the University of Maryland Libraries, this site provides
links to a small sampling of U.S. government information on the Internet
pertaining to the subject of terrorism.
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Terrorist Group
Profiles <http://web.nps.navy.mil/~library/tgp/tgpmain.htm>
The Dudley Knox Library at the Naval Postgraduate School provides his
terrorist group profiles link and recently added "General Terrorism
Links" at <http://web.nps.navy.mil/~library/terrorism.htm>
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Homeland Defense
and Domestic Terrorism: A Selected Bibliography
( <http://www.nwc.navy.mil/library/3Publications/Eccles%20Library/LibNotes/lib>
homelandef.html
Prepared by the Naval War College Library, this bibliography includes
books and documents, periodical articles, and Internet resources.
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Terrorism (Summer
2001) (
<http://www.pais.org/hottopics/2001/Summer/index.stm>)
From the Public Affairs Information Service, the Hot Topic for the week
is Terrorism (Summer 2001). PAIS chronicles the world's public affairs,
public and social policies, international relations, and world politics.
A list of bibliographic database resources and web resources on terrorism
is available from this site.
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GAO Reports (
<http://www.gao.gov/>) The "Terrorism" hotlink on
this homepage
provides all the GAO reports from 1980 till the present.
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Research &
Reference Sources: Events of September 11, 2001 <http://www.freepint.com/gary/91101.html>)
Developed by a librarian, this website provides a compilation of links
to publications, speeches, and agencies relevant to terrorism and the
events of September 11, 2001.
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Link Voyager Terrorism
Sites
(
<http://www.linkvoyager.com/cgi-bin/serve.fcgi/terrorism/>) Link
Voyager is a hosted application for creating search directories for
on-line communities through a web interface. Web communities center
around information of interest to community members, for example, this
link to terrorism.
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Federal Bureau
of Investigation Publications: Terrorism in the United States
(<http://www.fbi.gov/publications/terror/terroris.htm>)
"Terrorism in the United States" reports for the years 1996-1999
are provided at this FBI website.
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United States Institute
of Peace Library (<http://www.usip.org/library/topics/terrorism.html>)
Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism: Links by topical categories to resources
primarily in English providing information on terrorism/counter-terrorism
under the subheadings: Government Agencies and International Organizations,
Political Organizations, Research Studies and Projects, Selected Documents
and Publications. Includes international websites.
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International Policy
Institute for Counter-Terrorism (
<http://www.ict.org.il/>) The International Policy Institute
is a research institute and think tank dedicated to developing innovative
public policy solutions to international terrorism.
The institute seeks international cooperation in the global struggle
against terrorism, paving the way for multilateral action against terrorist
networks, benefactors, and states sponsoring terrorism.
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National Security Archive Online Readers on Terrorism, Intelligence
and the Next War (
<http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB55/index1.html>)
The Archive's mission is to put on the record the primary source documentation
selected as the most important available primary sources on U.S. terrorism
policy. These materials include CIA biographic sketches of Usama Bin
Laden and Taliban leader Mohammad Omar, reports from the Pentagon
and the Senate Intelligence Committee on previous terrorist attacks
on the USS Cole and the Khobar Towers, the State Department's overview
of global terrorism and the FBI's review of terrorism in the U.S. We
have included several of the most relevant Congressional Research Service
briefs, six of
the General Accounting Office's most recent reports on combating terrorism,
plus the key policy directives on terrorism from the Pentagon and from
Presidents Reagan and Clinton.
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