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Terrorism Prevention and Response

Because American cops are on the front lines in counterterrorism, the Terrorism Prevention and Response topic page is updated with news and information to protect the homeland from all enemies, foreign and domestic.

Taking on two squads of attackers who are likely to be trained in military tactics will be daunting for an unprepared police officer
The attack on Building 197 in the Washington Navy Yard underscores similarities in response for active shooter and terror scenarios, and reinforces the lesson that training should be multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional
Twelve years ago, nearly 3,000 Americans perished in the worst terrorist attack this country has ever suffered — today, we look back, gather ourselves, and fix our gaze upon the future