terrorism introduction meg scott phipps, commissioner john t. hoffman director, threat &...

Terrorism IntroductionTerrorism Introduction

Meg Scott Phipps, CommissionerMeg Scott Phipps, Commissioner

John T. HoffmanDirector, Threat & Mitigation

[email protected]

North Carolina Department of AgricultureNorth Carolina Department of Agriculture& Consumer Services& Consumer Services


Terrorists are capable of employing chemical weapons and have employed biological weapons.

Pre-incident intelligence is important, but may not prevent a terrorist attack.

When an attack comes we must be prepared. To become prepared we must understand the threat

assess both the threat and our own vulnerabilities threat scenarios provide focus analysis uncovers gaps and shortfalls Develop Plans and threat Reduction measures

Increasing our preparedness means taking actions that eliminate the current gaps and shortfalls.

The goal is to minimize loss of life, capability, and property

Terrorism Introduction

General Threat Posture for NC

– Direct Destructive Attack• Fuel / Haz-Mat Storage• Prominent facilities• Large Gatherings• Military• Banking

– Bio Attack• Facilities• Food Chain• Water Systems• High risk Personnel

– Prominent Persons

– Media Personalities

– High Technology

Low in general



Groups That ThreatenLone individualsIdentified groupsNon-aligned groupsState sponsoredTransnational

OrganizationsDoomsday cultsInsurgents


How They Operate: Political/Ideologically driven Small Cells:

Leadership Planning Logistics Intel/recon Rehearsal/training execution

May be very well financed Very Patient Seek visibility for a cause or to intimidate

into action Focus on targets that yield maximum effect


POSSIBLE POSSIBLE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION:WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION:

B-NICEB-NICE

• BBiologicaliological

• NNuclearuclear

• IIncendiaryncendiary

• CChemicalhemical

• EExplosivexplosive

Terrorist may weaponize a conventional resource!Terrorist may weaponize a conventional resource!


Other Mass DestructionWeapons

Infrastructure attacks CyberTerrorism and Information

Warfare

Potential Biological Agents:


Alphavirus Q FeverAnthrax RicinBotulism SmallpoxBrucella Staphylococcal Enterotoxin BCholera TularemiaPlague Trichothecene Mycotoxin (T2)


Other Potential Animal Disease Threats• Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)

• Hog Cholera

• African Swine Fever

• West Nile

• Avian Influenza

• Hendra

• Nipah

• Ebola

• BSE (Emerging Zoonotic Diseases)

Foreign Animal Diseases = Global Diseases

Intent

Capability

Vulnerability

Assessing Threats

Is A Given Threat Credible?


Is Our Food Chain Vulnerable?

What Do You Think?What Do You Think?


Is Our Water Vulnerable?

160,000 public water systems in the US. 54,000 community water systems

serving 264 Million. 300 serve major metro areas.

Almost 50% receive their water from very large utilities.

Yet most systems are small (99% serve < 100,00)


Is Our Water Vulnerable?

Potential Vulnerabilities:•Physical Destruction•Interdependencies•Biological and Chemical Contamination•Cyber Attack


Is North Carolina Water Vulnerable?

2374 Community Water Systems Serving 5,794,107 people

658 Non-Transient Non-Community Water SystemsServing 193,761 people

4479 Transient Non-Community Water SystemsServing 412,002 people

6955 Ground water systemsServing 1,942,355 people

556 Surface Water SystemsServing 4,457,515 people


Employee Background Checks

External Facility Monitoring

Physical Security

Language/Cultural Issues

Immigrant Workers

Employee Bio-Security Training

Transportation Security

ORM

Terrorism Vulnerability Self Assessments

CHEM/BIO-Security Considerations:


How To Reduce Exposure to Terrorism

Assess threat and vulnerabilitiesImplement Threat Reduction stepsDevelop Crisis Management PlanDevelop Consequence Management

PlanTrain your team & Exercise the plans



Why go after the lions when there are plenty of sheep.

PLO Terrorist Dr.George Habash

We will be the lions!


Ten Tasks:Ten Tasks:Preserve the ability of the NC Agriculture Community to produce stable supplies Preserve the ability of the NC Agriculture Community to produce stable supplies of food, feed and forest products.of food, feed and forest products.

Diagnose and investigate infectious animal and livestock disease, intentional Diagnose and investigate infectious animal and livestock disease, intentional plant pest introductions, unauthorized biological control agent releases, and plant pest introductions, unauthorized biological control agent releases, and environmental health problems and health hazards in the NC agriculture environmental health problems and health hazards in the NC agriculture community. community.

Provide the full resources of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Provide the full resources of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services to support the State of North Carolina in any emergency Consumer Services to support the State of North Carolina in any emergency situation.situation.

Reduce the vulnerability of the staff, vital assets, services and operations of the Reduce the vulnerability of the staff, vital assets, services and operations of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.

Reduce the vulnerability of the animal, and livestock, plant, crop, and other Reduce the vulnerability of the animal, and livestock, plant, crop, and other beneficial organism populations of the state from the effect of a multi-hazard event.beneficial organism populations of the state from the effect of a multi-hazard event.

Ten Tasks: continuedTen Tasks: continuedSupport the partners and customers of the North Carolina Department of Support the partners and customers of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services in reducing their vulnerability to and recovery Agriculture & Consumer Services in reducing their vulnerability to and recovery from the effects of a multi-hazard event.from the effects of a multi-hazard event.

Inform, educate and empower people about specific agricultural community Inform, educate and empower people about specific agricultural community issues pertaining to a threatened or actual Multi-Hazard emergency event.issues pertaining to a threatened or actual Multi-Hazard emergency event.

Enforce laws and regulations that protect public, animal, and livestock, plant, crop Enforce laws and regulations that protect public, animal, and livestock, plant, crop and other beneficial organism health and insure their general safety in case of a and other beneficial organism health and insure their general safety in case of a Multi-Hazard emergency.Multi-Hazard emergency.

Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of departmental and community Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of departmental and community based agricultural services available to respond to a Multi-Hazard emergency.based agricultural services available to respond to a Multi-Hazard emergency.

Develop and maintain policies and plans that support the agricultural community Develop and maintain policies and plans that support the agricultural community efforts in preparing for and responding to a Multi-Hazard emergency event.efforts in preparing for and responding to a Multi-Hazard emergency event.

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