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  2. Definition of terrorism - Wikipedia

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    Most of the formal definitions of terrorism have some common characteristics: a fundamental motive to make political/societal changes; the use of violence or illegal force; attacks on civilian targets by 'nonstate'/'Subnational actors'; and the goal of affecting society. This finding is reflected in Blee's listing of three components of terrorism:

  3. Homeland security - Wikipedia

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    Homeland security is an American national security term for "the national effort to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards where American interests, aspirations, and ways of life can thrive" [1] to the "national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce the vulnerability of the U.S. to terrorism, and minimize the ...

  4. Domestic terrorism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    While international terrorism ("acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries") is a defined crime in federal law, [6] acts of domestic terrorism are charged under specific laws, such as killing federal agents or "attempting to use explosives to destroy a building in interstate commerce". [7]

  5. Biden DHS exempted thousands of immigrants from terror ... - AOL

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    The Department of Homeland Security gave more than 6,800 exemptions to terrorism-related entry bars, a significantly higher number that in recent years.

  6. Terrorism - Wikipedia

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    Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. [1] The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants. [2]

  7. United States Department of Homeland Security - Wikipedia

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    Introduction to homeland security: Principles of all-hazards risk management (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011) Ramsay, James D. et al. Theoretical Foundations of Homeland Security: Strategies, Operations, and Structures (Routledge, 2021) Sylves, Richard T. Disaster policy and politics: Emergency management and homeland security (CQ press, 2019).

  8. DHS taps key architect of 9/11 response to oversee ... - AOL

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    Most recently, he was the executive director of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism. In June, DHS launched an “urgent review” into the department’s efforts to combat domestic ...

  9. Homeland Security Act of 2002 - Wikipedia

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    The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), formed November 25, 2002 through the Homeland Security Act, is a Cabinet department composed of several different divisions that work to protect the United States from domestic and foreign terrorism.