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FBI National Security Operations
The National Security operation is a service that is provided within the FBI whose mission is helping protect the people, children, the community and businesses from the dangerous threats that face U.S.A from both international and local terrorists as well as spies that are located within the U.S. It realizes this mission through investigation of threats to national security, provision of information and analysis to other agencies that deal with law enforcement and coming up with capabilities of ensuring that the nation remains secure.
History of its formation
This national security Branch of the FBI came about in September 2005 as a response to a directive given by the president and recommendations by weapons of mass destruction commission.it brings together the resources and missions of the agencies counterterrorism, counterintelligence their weapons of mass destruction and the element of intelligence and is led by senior Bureau official (Fbi.gov,2014).
The components
The NSB have various components that include; the counterterrorism division that works with intelligence as well as law enforcement partners so as to provide comprehensive,...
Counterintelligence Division whose duty is prevention and investigation of foreign intelligence activities conducted within the U.S. Directorate of intelligence which is a dedicated national intelligence workforce of the FBI that has clear responsibility and authority for all intelligence functions within the FBI. Weapons of mass destruction directorates the component that leads efforts that deny either state or non-state adversaries their access to any materials and technologies of WMD and detect and disrupt their use as well as respond to any threats or incidences related to WMD. Terrorist screening center comprises of the approach by the government towards screening of terrorists through the creation and maintenance of a comprehensive watch list of the suspected terrorists who are known and availing this list to local, federal and state screeners. High value detainee interrogation group is the final component of the NSB which is an interagency bond that is staffed wit members of different IC agencies whose mission is gathering and application of the best resources of the nation…
References
Fbi.gov. (2014). Federal Bureau of Investigation: National Security Branch. Retrieved March 8, 2014 from http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/nsb/nsb-brochure" target="_blank" REL="NOFOLLOW">http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/nsb/nsb-brochure
Fbi.gov. (2014). National Security Branch. Retrieved March 8, 2014 from http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/nsb
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