TERRORISM

Running Head : Terrorism

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Since time immemorial , threats and acts of terrorism have been a major source of insecurity in many nations around the globe . Terrorism acts include assassinations , kidnappings , bomb scares and use of other weapons of mass destruction such as radiological and nuclear blasts to cause violence and destruction . Such attacks have led to mass loss of life and property as well as large economic losses for the affected nations . According to the U .S Depart . of Defense , terrorism is the

use of planned violence to instigate fear and intimidate nations or societies with the aim of achieving certain selfish goals which might be political , ideological or religious oriented . Such violence is designed to make a government modify its policies in to accommodate the terrorist 's selfish interests (Kenneth , 2003

Another definition given by Taskhiri an Iranian religious scholar defines terrorism as an inhuman act which posses a security threat to a nation and violates the basic human rights . This act is often deliberate and causes extensive damage to property , bloodshed and death to innocent lives . Terrorist 's actions are normally focused towards creating a great psychological impact on the target society or government in to propel it to act fast and change its policies to avoid further damage /attacks . Terrorists usually base their acts of mass destruction on a religious or ideological background arguing that they are wiping out oppression in the society or acting in accordance with the will of their maker (Rensselaer and Raphael , 2005

Major terrorist attacks in U .S

The terrorism attack on Sept 11 2001 on the World Trade Center in New York and on the Pentagon in Washington are the most recent attacks on U .S and they had such a great impact on the nation 's economy as well as that of the world at large . Due to the increased terrorism threats in the world , there is an urgent need for governments and organizations to come up with strategies on how to face it and fight it effectively now and in the future (Reinberg , 2005 . This research basically seeks to analyze how the military group , security agencies and policy changes in the U . S and the world at large plan to face terrorism and increase its national as well as international security in the future . It is evident that a great threat exists , it is thus important for governments to ask themselves if they are ready to to face such threats in the future and protect the rights of its citizens

According to a report released by the National Commission of U .S on terrorism in the year 2000 , there are a number of steps which a government can follow to combat the issue of terrorism . This includes bringing all terror suspects to justice , putting pressure on those states which support such acts of terrorism , seeking support from other nations to fight terrorism and refusing to bow down to any deals given...