Southern New Hampshire University CJ 310 Module Two Assignment Template
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Type of Attack Domestic
Name of Pre-9/11 Attack Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
U.S. Response to Attack
Analysis of Impact of the Attack The Oklahoma City Bombing killed One lesson the United States learned 168 people and more than 500 were from the domestic attack is not being injured. The immediate response to too quick to assume who committed the bombing included search-and- the crime. For example, there was rescue operations from the help of suspicion that a Middle Eastern citizens and emergency personnel. terrorist group did the attack (Jenkins, "the Oklahoma City Fire Department 2022), but that suspicion soon went to set up an Incident Command System rest when an American citizen named. (ICS) to manage the intensive search- Timothy McVeigh was identified and and-rescue mission and massive influx charged as the prime suspect. of federal, state, local, and voluntary McVeigh's co-conspirator Terry agency resources" (OVC, 2000). After Nichols was also arrested for his an hour of the bombing, President involvement in the bombing. Bush announced the signing of the Emergency Declaration FEMA-3113- EM-OK, which gave "the Federal Government primary responsibility to respond to the disaster and authorized full reimbursement for all eligible response missions performed by state and local government" (OVC, 2000). On June 25th, 1996, there was a One lesson the United States learned terrorist attack on a U.S. Air Force from the international attack was housing complex in the town of implementing new security Khobar. The bombers used a tanker procedures to better protect the U.S. truck loaded with 5.000 pounds of servicemen on foreign soil and being explosives (Pearson, 2022). 498 more prepared to prevent another people were injured, and 19 U.S. attack like this from happening. airmen lost their lives that day. After the attack. the FBI, CIA,DSS. and AFOSI were sent to assess the risk to
International
Khobar Towers Bombing (1996)
Southern New Hampshire University Name of Pre-9/11 Attack U.S. Response to Attack other security compounds in Saudi Arabia, and to offer suggestions for the Khobar Towers complex.
Type of Attack
Analysis of Impact of the Attack
Jenkins, J. Philip (2022, August 26). Oklahoma City bombing. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Oklahoma-City- bombing
OVC. (2000, October). Responding to Terrorism Victims: Oklahoma City and Beyond. Responding to terrorism victims - Oklahoma City and beyond. https://ovc.oip.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh226/files/publications/infores/respterrorism/chap2.html
Pearson, E. (2022, June 18). Khobar Towers bombing of 1996. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Khobar-Towers- bombing