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Introduction Critical infrastructures and key resources (CIKR) sustain our way of life and are essential for our economy, prosperity, security, and defense. Damage to just one sector (e.g., energy)—through a natural disaster, accident, technological failure, or act of terrorism-can cause other sectors (e.g., communications, IT, banking, and commercial businesses) to be harmed, major inconveniences for large population groups, and multibillion dollar economic losses. Because of numerous threats and hazards facing CIKR, and the dependencies and interdependencies of sectors, our nation must work with its internal partners (e.g., governments at all levels and the private sector), and those overseas, to plan and implement protection and resiliency for CIKR. is chapter covers early critical infrastructure protection in the United States, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, assessing vulnerabilities of critical infrastructures, and the characteristics and protection strategies of eighteen CIKR sectors.
