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¶ … troubling and why?
Of all the trends identified in the readings, the one that I found the most troubling was the increased sophistication of terrorists. The globe is ever expanding in terms of communication and connection. People, who a few centuries ago where not even aware that other lands and other peoples even existed now can, with the click of a few buttons, interact instantaneously. With the advent of the internet, satellites, and international communication via wireless connectivity, the ability to acquire information is limitless. If you can the ability and the knowledge, then there is literally nothing you cannot access via the web. Computer hackers have been able to acquire even the most confidential, top-secret, and sensitive of information from sources as high as federal governments. The report states, "[Terrorists] are also seen as improving their technological sophistication across many areas of operational planning, communications, targeting, and propaganda…terrorism...
Terrorists can use this ability in order to acquire information about targets and even potentially rewrite program data on computerized weaponry, vehicles, and whole computer networks. It is terrifying to think that terrorists operating either independently from nations or sponsored by national governments could potentially log on to the internet and encrypt computer programs to turn our own artillery, designed for the defense of our country, into a weapon for our own destruction. By being able to utilize technology to create or usurp weaponry, terrorists can connect with one another and communicate in order to plan out even more widespread acts of terror than were possible before the advent of such technological advantages.
2. What assets in what locations of the country / world deserve the most attention based upon the trends identified in the readings?
Based upon the trends…
Works Cited
Perl, R. (2006, July 21). Trends in terrorism. Congressional Research Service.
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