Chapter 57

Homeland Security

Rahul Bhaskar, Ph.D.,    California State University

Bhushan Kapoor,    California State University

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1 Abstract

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, permanently changed the way the United States and the world’s other most developed countries perceived the threat from terrorism. Massive amounts of resources were mobilized in a very short time to counter the perceived and actual threats from terrorists and terrorist organizations. In the United States, this refocus was pushed ...

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