Assignment

An international terrorist organization has established operations in Mexico and has purchased a well-known crop dusting franchise located in Tamaulipas, Mexico. The purpose of the purchase is to enable the organization to unleash chemical agents against specific targets in the United States. Can small planes cross the U.S. border undetected and penetrate the unsuspecting targets without fear of attack from U.S. defensive measures? What impact would such actions have on future defensive measures by the United States or any other country?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

An international terrorist organization is planning an attack during the Thanksgiving holiday parade in New York City this year. The organization has created a front through a local religious organization that allegedly supports the Thanksgiving celebration and has secured a position in the parade for two floats. The floats will actually contain numerous sarin gas containers that, when activated, will disburse the gas into the unsuspecting crowd.

How can you mitigate and prevent such attacks as well as develop proper response strategies knowing that the offenders probably have established secondary and tertiary tactics designed to limit or eliminate first responders?

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.