The Weakest Pillar: U.S. Northern Command's Role in Solving the Federal Government's Domestic Consequence Management Problem

Domestic Consequence Management has been marginalized in recent national strategy guidance. Agencies, forces, and command structures designated to respond and recover from a terrorist attack are not prepared for a large weapon of mass destruction (WMD) scenario. Radiological, explosive, and chemical...

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Main Author: DeBuse, Robert
Other Authors: NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Government and Political Science
Military Forces and Organizations
Civil Defense
Chemical
Biological and Radiological Warfare
*MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
*MASS DESTRUCTION WEAPONS
*HOMELAND SECURITY
*INTERAGENCY COORDINATION
*COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
*CRISIS MANAGEMENT
*UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
EXPLOSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
RESPONSE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOGISTICS
RAILROAD CARS
SOUTH CAROLINA
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION
TERRORISM
TEXAS
CHLORINE
BRAZIL
TRAINING
CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION
AMMONIUM NITRATE
STATE GOVERNMENT
RECOVERY
CASE STUDIES
*DOMESTIC CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT
*NORTHCOM(US NORTHERN COMMAND)
*CBRNE(CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIOLOGICAL NUCLEAR HIGH-YIELD EXPLOSIVES)
NIMS(NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM)
GOIANIA(BRAZIL)
SS GRANDCAMP
TEXAS CITY(TEXAS)
GRANITEVILLE(SOUTH CAROLINA)
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD
Pillar
NORTHCOM
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA494415
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA494415
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Summary:Domestic Consequence Management has been marginalized in recent national strategy guidance. Agencies, forces, and command structures designated to respond and recover from a terrorist attack are not prepared for a large weapon of mass destruction (WMD) scenario. Radiological, explosive, and chemical WMDs represent the most likely terrorist threats to the homeland. An analysis of three case studies, each designed to model the most likely threats, yields deficiencies in command and control, logistics, and training. With a new command and control construct for homeland response and recovery, improved emphasis on the Department of Defense (DoD) roles in catastrophic consequence management, and clarified legal constraints for DoD operations in the homeland, the Commander, U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) could provide a comprehensive and workable federal domestic consequence management plan. The original document contains color images.

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