Terrorism & Homeland Security Megasites
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
The DHS is made up of several federal agencies, and is primarily concerned with the protection of Americans from terrorist attacks and natural disasters. Also available at the DHS website are links to the National Critical Infrastructure Protection Research & Development Plan, the Countermeasures Portfolio,and Publications which include reports, plans, strategies, federal register notices, and newsletters.
Homeland Security Links (Long Island University at Riverhead)
The university's Homeland Security Management Institute website contains an extensive list of links that cover a variety of subjects ranging from homeland security and terrorism to information on the Arab world through al-bab.com, Al-Jazeera.com, and other websites about the religion of Islam. Also available are links to the US Airforce's Air War College Gateway to Intelligence and the US Army Intelligence and Security Command websites.
Terrorism (Naval Postgraduate School)
The Naval Postgraduate School's website covers a variety of topics related to terrorism. It includes Reports, Documents, and Articles, declassified Directives and Executive Orders from the White House, as well as a list of bibliographies related to the subject of terrorism.
Terrorism and Other Related Information (Univ. of Louisville)
Some of the topics available at this website are Intelligence & Security, Infrastructure & Building Protection, US Border & Port Security, Agricultural Terrorism, Mental Health Aspects of Terrorism, and much more.
America’s War Against Terrorism (Univ. of Michigan)
Included in this website are links to information on the September 11, 2001 attack on America, the 9/11 Commission, reports on Intelligence Problems, Counter Terrorism Measures, information on the Afghan War, the Arab-Israel Conflict, and more.
Loyola College Intelligence Site
This website contains links to Military Intelligence, Government Intelligence Related Servers, Terrorism/Counter Terrorism, Bills, Law, & Reports related to terrorism and other topics.
September 11, 2001
Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism (Loyola Univ., Chicago)
This page contains links to various topics concerning terrorism and counter-terrorism, from sources such as the State Department, International Security Committees and Commissions, and more.
September 11, 2001 Research Guide (Univ. of Mass., Amherst)
Resources on the September 11, 2001 attack, as well as US government documents and information related to terrorism.
News & Information Sources - September 11, 2001 Tragedy (Univ. of Washington School of Law)
Bio-terrorism/Health
National Institutes of Health
Information on Biodefense and Bioterrorism.
CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (CDC)
Emergency preparedness and response to agents, diseases, and other threats.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Background Information on Anthrax.
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
CIDRAP, located at the University of Minnesota, provides detailed information on bioterrorism. Updated daily.
Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (Department of Defense)
Provides information on the pros and cons of the anthrax vaccine.
Medical Library Association: Community of Caring
Scroll down the page and click on "Bioterrorism Bibliography and Resources" for information about Anthrax and other possible forms of biological warfare.
MedlinePlus Health Topics
- Anthrax
- Smallpox
Islam/Countries in the News
Information on Islam (Vanderbilt University)
Muslim Life in America (U.S. State Department)
Understanding Islam in America - in the Aftermath of September 11, 2001 (U.S. Civil Rights Commission)
Al-Qaeda, The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat
(Report of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 2006.)
Emergency Preparedness
Ready.gov (DHS)
This Department of Homeland Security website lists and explains various threats, and offers suggestions on preliminary actions that can be taken to deal with emergencies.
Emergency Preparedness & Response (CDC)
The CDC provides extensive information on how best to prepare and respond to various types of emergencies: chemical, radiation, Bioterrorism, natural disasters, etc.
Center for Biosecurity (Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
The Center "works to affect policy and practice in ways that lessen the illness, death, and civil disruption that would follow large-scale epidemics, whether they occur naturally or result from the use of a biological weapon."
Additional Sites On Terrorism
Federal Sites
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
The three primary missions of the DHS are: "Prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage from potential attacks and natural disasters."
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
The "Arson and Explosives" section of the ATF provides access to technical and policy information related to its enforcement of federal laws and regulations concerning explosives and arson.
Central Intelligence Agency
To locate information on terrorism from the CIA's main page, click on "Search", and enter keyword terrorism in the "For" box. This will retrieve 500+ full text documents related to terrorism.
Defend America (US Department of Defense)
This link from the US Department of Defense provides news about the war on terrorism. It also links to news from the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other agencies who are involved in the war on terrorism.
Rewards for Justice Program (Bureau of Diplomatic Security)
The Bureau of Diplomatic Security administers the Rewards for Justice Program to combat international terrorism.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Reports & Publications will retrieve full-text documents on terrorism and other issues.
FEMA's Background and Fact Sheet on Terrorism
Basic information on terrorism from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Fact Sheet lists what to do before, during, and after a terrorist attack.
Counterterrorism Policy (U.S. Department of State)
Official statements, fact sheets, reports, and speeches related to terrorism are available from the Office of Counterterrorism.
International
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Publications on terrorism from the Canadian Intelligence Security Service.
Institute for Counter Terrorism (ICT)
Based in Israel, ICT is a research institute that is "dedicated to developing innovative public policy solutions to international terrorism." Daily updates of terrorist events worldwide are available at this website.
Travel.State.Gov (U.S. Department of State)
Provides services and information for American citizens abroad. Also offers advice on a variety of topics from lost or stolen US passports abroad, to assistance to US citizens arrested abroad.
United Nations Action to Counter Terrorism
Read about the UN's action to counter global terrorism.
WMD Terrorism and Usama Bin Laden (Center for Nonproliferation Studies)
CNS reports on Bin Laden and his terrorist organization.
Commercial Sites
Emergency Research & Response Institute, Counter-Terrorism Archive
The ERRI has an excellent collection of news and summaries of worldwide terrorism events, groups, strategies and tactics.
International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals
This international organization aims to make information about the nature and extent of threats from terrorist groups publicly available.
Government, Politics, and Law: Cuba
Selected Internet resources from the Library of Congress subject experts.
Terrorism Research Center
The Center is "dedicated to the research of terrorism, information warfare and security, critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, and other issues of low-intensity political violence and gray-area phenomena."
News Reports
2001 Report on Foreign Terrorist Organizations (U.S. State Dept.)
Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
The FAS collection of Congressional Research Service reports addresses national security, foreign policy and related topics.
Defend America
U.S. Department of Defense news on the war against terrorism.