DB Terrorism-(5-6 paragraphs, APA format)
Assignment Guidelines
• In 5-6 paragraphs, address the following:
o In your opinion, do you think that terrorists are primarily motivated by religious beliefs or ideologies (political orientations)? Explain.
o What types of terrorist attacks do you think are the most effective? Why? Be specific.
o Have you ever felt fear of being a victim of a terrorist attack? Explain.
If so, what caused this fear? Does this mean that terrorists are succeeding? Why or why not?
If not, how have others around you (friends, family, coworkers, etc.) expressed fear of terrorist attacks? What fuels their fear? Explain.
o What are your thoughts on the use of suicide bombing as a terrorist tactic? Explain
Is this an effective tactic for spreading terror? Why or why not?
What can be done to defend against this type of attack? Explain.
o What types of tactics and planning and execution techniques do you think terrorists will employ in the future? Explain your reasoning.
DB-(5-6 paragraphs, APA format)
In some cases, interagency relationships are determined, and perhaps even dictated, by law or leadership.
• Do you think that mandating the construction of such IA-centric organizations is wise? Why or why not?
• What are the potential benefits for policymakers in determining IA structures and networks and outlining the ways these will be used? What are the potential problems with this tack?
• Provide examples or illustrations (real or hypothetical) that highlight the positive and negative potential of such constructs.
IP-(4-5 pages, APA format)
You are the emergency manager for Plainsville, Colorado. (Draw details from the previously outlined scenario.) You have served as part of the mayor's commission to consider the vulnerabilities of the rail line that runs through your community.
The commission had just started considering the risks associated with poor track maintenance, plus the enormous potential consequences of a train derailment, when your state fusion center notified your office of the plans for terrorists to target rail lines where chemicals are routinely transported and where derailment could result in mass casualties (injury or death) and a sensational event designed to inspire fear.
Because of the nature of the line in your city and what important manufacturing processes the chemicals in transit support, both state and national intelligence authorities have advised Plainsville's leadership to create an annex to the community's emergency operations plan (EOP) that specifically outlines a response to a train derailment involving a chemical spill.
Requirements
Your community is small, and the number of planners, their experience levels, and their expertise are all limited. Given this crucial task, you have decided to craft the annex yourself.
• You are responsible for producing all components of the annex, which includes the following:
o Name the annex.
o Ensure that it is well organized and consistently formatted.
o It should be properly referenced where appropriate, and its content should be all-inclusive.
o Include a description of, and expectations for, the roles of all relevant partners (at least 10).
o Describe in writing the interagency collaboration process, network, relationships, and/or procedures that all responding partners should participate in during the prevent, respond, mitigate, and consequence management stages.
o Consult the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and reference it as appropriate when designing your annex. Your final product will likely be 7-10 pages.