Homeland Security Threats

The United States safety and wellbeing relies on a resilient critical infrastructure, which is the assets, systems and networks that underpin American society. There are three different categories of threats. Natural threats, human- cause and accidental/technical threat. “Natural threats include weather problems in both hot and cold climates and also geological hazards like earthquakes, tsunamis, 18 International Journal of Control and Automation land shifting and volcanic eruption.” (Robles, Choi, Cho, Kim, G Park, Lee) The human caused threats are referred to as terrorism. “This may include cyber-attacks, rioting, product tampering, explosions and bombing.” (Robles, Choi, Cho, Kim, G Park, Lee) Technological threats are completely different;
Because of this, the organization of Homeland Security was created to protect the safety of the American people and its soil. Since then Homeland had held the perpetrators accountable and has worked to prevent the recurrence of similar atrocities on any scale whether abroad or at home. “The War on Terror extends beyond the current armed conflict that arose out of the attacks of September 11, 2001, and embraces all facets of continuing U.S. efforts to bring an end to the scourge of terrorism.” (The White House) There have been may success due to the relentless actions of DHS: “They have deprived al-Qaida of safe haven in Afghanistan and helped a democratic government to rise in its place. Once a terrorist sanctuary ruled by the repressive Taliban regime, Afghanistan is now a full partner in the War on Terror.” (The White House) There has been “a multinational coalition joined by the Iraqis, which is aggressively prosecuting the war against the terrorists in Iraq and have strengthened the ability of the United States to disrupt and help prevent future attacks in the Homeland by enhancing counterterrorism architecture through the creation of the Department of Homeland.” (The White House) Yet, we are still not sate, we still continue to face terrorist attacks and challenges. “Terrorist networks today are more dispersed and less centralized. They are more reliant on smaller cells inspired by a common ideology and less directed by a central command structure.” (The White House) Although, the United Sates has considerately improved the economy such as; air, land, sea, and border security, Homeland is not immune from attack. “Terrorists have declared their intention to acquire and use weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to inflict even more catastrophic attacks against the United States, our allies, partners, and other interests around the world.” (The White