Strategic National Risk Assessment
Compare and contrast the deductions about the national-level threats and hazards as listed by the DHS in the SNRA against the findings you made in Week 5's analysis of the WTAs. As always, assume what is listed first is the greatest risk [also called "most dangerous"] and probability [also called "most likely"] and the last is least
The Strategic National Risk Assessment (SNRA) is designed to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the tools it needs to effectively deal with various challenges. The threats and hazards are illustrating the overall scope of the problems and the probability that they will occur at some point in the future. They are classified into different categories called most dangerous and likely.
The most dangerous threats are areas where there is an immediate risk to the U.S. homeland and different national interests. A few of the most notable include:
Natural: This is when natural disasters have the possibility of causing tremendous amounts of damage. Some of the different areas that fall into this category are: tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes and wildfire.
Humans: These are events created by specific actions from human...
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