Here is something interesting...
This is the course outline of a class
on HOMELAND SECURITY offered
by the "National War College". This info
could once be accessed on the net...
but has since been removed.
This course outline existed BEFORE
9-11-01.... in fact, if you notice the course
was to BEGIN on 9-11-01 !!
The National War College
ELECTIVE COURSE 5994
(Homeland Security)
ACADEMIC YEAR 2001-2002
Col. (ret) Randall Larsen
and Col. Robert Kadlec
Course Directors
Colonel Gene Powell
Chairman - Department of Military and Strategy Operations
This document contains educational material designed to promote discussion by students of the National War College. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Defense University or the Department of Defense.
Course Schedule
TOPIC SUBJECT DATE
1 Introduction 11 Sep.
2 Asymmetric Warfare in the 21st Century 18 Sep.
3 Terrorism in the 21st Century 25 Sep.
4 New Threats: Biological Weapons 2 Oct.
5 New Threats: Cyber Weapons, Critical Infrastructure 9 Oct.
6 Missile Defense 16 Oct.
7 Law Enforcement / Intelligence Challenges 23 Oct.
8 Commissions and Think-Tanks 30 Oct.
9 Current Initiatives 6 Nov.
10 Dark Winter Exercise 13 Nov.
11 Dark Winter Exercise 20 Nov.
12 Dark Winter Exercise 27 Nov.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The purpose of this course in homeland security is to explore the boundaries of this 21st century national security mission by examining the threats, the actors, and the organizational structures and resources required to defend the American homeland.
However, few terms currently used in the national security lexicon are more misunderstood than "homeland security" or "homeland defense." Despite the fact that both terms have been used in numerous DoD and other national security documents since first introduced in the 1997 Report from the National Defense Panel; there is no "official" definition of either homeland security or homeland defense. (From 1997 through late 2000, homeland defense was the most frequently used term, however, the term most frequently used today on Capitol Hill, the Pentagon and the majority of think tanks is homeland security.)
This lack of consensus definition often causes confusion. For instance, does homeland security include National Missile Defense, the war on drugs, large-scale illegal immigration, and/or transnational criminal organizations? Is homeland security just another term for counter terrorism? Does it include protection of cyber space, satellites, and American citizens living overseas? This course will not provide the student with a "school solution" to these questions. Instead, it will challenge the students to engage in a comprehensive analysis of what some have called, "the most important national security mission in the 21st century."
RESEARCH PROJECT:
Early in the semester, students will be assigned roles for the DARK WINTER exercise. Preparation for these roles will require the students to research and analyze the missions and perspectives of the governmental organizations they will represent.
NOTE:
Due to the rapidly changing nature of Homeland Security, the on-line version of this syllabus will be the "official version." Before beginning your readings for each lesson, please check the on-line version to ensure you are reading the most up-to-date material. The syllabus and many other useful tools and links are available at
http://www.homelandsecurity.org/.
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Topic One
INTRODUCTION
Tuesday
11 September 2001
1330-1530
" America will become increasingly vulnerable to hostile attack on our homeland, and our military superiority will not entirely protect us."
- The United States Commission on National Security/21st Century September, 1999
"Protecting the territory of the United States and its citizens from all enemies, both foreign and domestic is the principal task of government. The primary reason for the increased emphasis on homeland defense is the change, both in type and degree, in the threats to the United States."
- Transforming Defense, National Security in the 21st Century, Report of the National Defense Panel, December 1997
"we also have responsibilities for homeland defense, whatever that is."
_ Senior US military officer addressing NWC Class of 2000
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