Dear Deputy,
Hello! Thank you for your inquiry!
As defined by the FBI:
“Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property
to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment
thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.”
The following recent excerpt has been taken from “Reflections on Modern
Terrorism” by Gerald Holton:
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/holton/holton_index.html
“There has been an historic transition in which Type I terrorism and Type II
terrorism are being combined. Type I terrorism consists of acts by individuals
or small groups that aim to impose terror on other individuals and groups, and
through them indirectly on their governments. Type II terrorism is the
imposition by a government on groups of local or foreign populations. The new
type of terrorism — Type III — is carried out by a substantially larger group
of individuals, is aimed directly at a national population, and has all the
components for success. The article deals with how this new terrorism, at very
little psychic cost on the perpetrators, disrupts personal and historic memory
through large-scale catastrophe organized for that purpose. Type III terrorism
is made easier by the ready availability of high-level technology. Target
nations will not have open to them the conventional responses, and will have to
devise new, preventive measures.”
Quite simply, Kentucky is subject to any type of terrorism, whether it be in
the form of bombing or bacteriological warfare or anything in between.
Additionally, experts have identified at least six different sorts of
terrorism: nationalist, religious, state-sponsored, left-wing, right-wing, and
anarchist.
Depending on the type and scale of the terrorism, transportation may or may not
be impacted. If it were impacted, such things as major road closings, airport
shut downs or delays, railway systems blockaded, highway obstructions or
congestion could occur.
According to Stateline Organization:
http://www1.stateline.org/issue.do;jsessionid=0zsny4luh1?issueId=541
“Every state has taken steps to guard against possible dangers after the Sept.
11, 2001 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon. The nation’s governors said
anti-terrorism efforts will cost the states at least $4 billion in the first
year. States established offices or task forces to coordinate anti-terror
efforts within their borders and serve as liaison to the federal Office of
Homeland Security directed by former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge. The National
Governors’ Association compiled a huge database of services and equipment that
could be dispatched on a moment’s notice. And in most state capitols, visitors
face new barricades and requests for I.D. Some states are also responding with
anti-terrorism legislation that would give more leeway to tap criminal
suspects' telephones, suppress public records, and quarantine people in a
biological attack.”
Kentucky, like most states, has made it’s own homeland security page, where you
can view things like the enhanced security plans for the Kentucky Derby, etc.
You can view this by going to:
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Homepage
http://homeland.state.ky.us/
Other helpful links:
United States Department of State
"Patterns of Global Terrorism" Reports:
http://www.hri.org/docs/USSD-Terror/
U.S. Department of State – Counterterrorism
http://www.state.gov/www/global/terrorism/index.html
Terrorism Q&A
http://www.terrorismanswers.com/terrorism/types.html
The Terrorism Research Center
http://www.terrorism.com/index.shtml
Google searches used:
://www.google.com/search?q=Kentucky
://www.google.com/search?q=Terrorism
://www.google.com/search?q=Kentucky+Transportation
://www.google.com/search?q=U.S.+state+terrorism
Thank you again and have a wonderful day.
Best Regards,
Skis4JC |
