Since September 11th, the FBI and the CIA have used cutting edge technology and covert surveillance to stop terrorists before they strike. Employing techniques like listening to chatter, monitoring Internet activity, wire tapping, and tracing money laundering, the intelligence community has worked to close in on the terrorists in our midst.
The war on terrorism requires international cooperation to catch terrorists. This book explores new technologies, military efforts, interrogation techniques, global coalitions and prosecution methods aimed at hunting down terrorists around the globe.
Examines the nation's attack-preparedness efforts and describes the different roles that first responders, as well as agencies at all levels of government, would play in responding to the next terrorist attack on America.
Briefly surveys the history of national security and discusses threats to transportation, the risks of chemical, biological, and nuclear attack, racial profiling, and the effects of security measures on government and daily life.