Counterterrorism Policy

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America has become the central targets for terrorism more often than those of any other country. As long as America is a strong power in the global community, the threat of attacks creating massive casualties will continually grow. In order for the United States to protect itself, this nation must develop and continuously refine counterterrorism policies. The most relevant problem when collecting information on terror threats or groups, is the difficulty to detect and prevent these events. In the case of 9/11, it may have been preventable. However, terrorists have been becoming less dependent on state sponsorship, and are forming loose, transnational affiliations. These stretched relationships to organizations by terrorists has caused the

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