Winston Churchill once said, "Let our forward concerns become forward thinking and planning." So, as a nation, the conflicts in which we now find ourselves involved require the innovative development of strategies, which go beyond our conventional thinking of the past. We must force ourselves to think of new ways to defeat or prevent a new type of enemy from accomplishing its mission, an enemy that is generally invisible, is ideologically driven, does not seek a fixed battle, and is no different than any other faced before . The theme of this monograph is to suggest measures that could be implemented to prevent terrorism, from an emergency management perspective. It will also seek to provide an explanation of the intelligence cycle and the structure of the United States intelligence community, with an examination of some of the problems that exist in counterterrorism intelligence in the United States. Everything we do to prevent a terrorist act will have an impact on exchange. The more precise the information we receive about a specific threat, the narrower we can focus our attention to take action to prevent the threat. This will be very useful in maintaining community support networks, due to the possible reduction of hardship and inconvenience for the large majority of people, together with a more efficient use of resources (Chertoff, 2007). Emergency managers should use the “all hazards” approach to planning; in concert with preparedness and response exercises to help build community support networks and familiarize everyone with plans, policies, agreements and procedures. Then conduct exercises, functional exercises and full-scale exercises: validate plans, policies, agreements and procedures; clarify roles and responsibilities; and ide...... half of the document ...... describing the actions of this growing and determined nemesis. Works Cited Amies, N. (2010). Failures at all levels undermine U.S. spy agencies' crackdown on terrorism. Retrieved November 29, 2010, from http://www.dw-world.de/failures-at-all-levels-undermining-US-spy-agencies'-crackdown-on-terror.htmCentral Intelligence Agency (2009). The Work of the CIA: The Intelligence Cycle. Retrieved November 29, 2010, from http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/the-work-of-a-nation/work-of-the-cia.htmlChertoff, M. (2007) . Speech by the Secretary of Homeland Security at a symposium on improvised explosive devices in the United States. Journal of Domestic Preparedness, Director of National Intelligence (2009). An overview of the United States intelligence community for the 111th Congress. Retrieved November 29, 2010, from http://www.dni.gov/overview.pdf
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