ABSTRACT
Terrorists pose a potential threat to the nation and effective organizational countermeasures are essential for the maintenance of public order and political stability. Terrorism is directed against institutions or personages holding social and/or political power. An understanding of the structure of organizations, as channels of policy actions, will aid greatly in comprehending the difficulty in countering the serious threat posed by transnational terrorism. Agencies within the United States have developed plans to detect, prevent, and neutralize terrorist acts, but the plans cross over the jurisdictions of several organizations. The threat posed by terrorists in the United States is not primarily the result of indigenous forces but rather, outside forces seeking to further their particular cause on American soil. Key personnel in concerned organizations are extremely worried about the outcome of any terrorist attack, while appearing to tempt fate through inaction.
