The inconvenient and uncomfortable truth about counter-terrorism preparedness

摘要

When you pause to consider the many different types of terrorist attacks that happen every day and the different elements and conditions that terrorists will apply, the thought that we might ever achieve an effective and efficient coordinated counter response seems impossible. As the world faces a large array of escalating terrorist threats, from suicide bombers, chemical, biological and radioactive attacks, the need for governments, agencies, businesses and communities to coordinate their response is greater than ever before.