B.5: WMD
Identify and respond to WMD threats and fully coordinate the investigative response of the U.S. Government to a WMD threat
or attack.
Other Information:
Recent findings indicate that terrorist organizations are showing an increasing interest in the acquisition and development
of weapons of mass destruction. As proven by the anthrax attacks following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the plot by Jose
Padilla to detonate a radioactive “dirty bomb,” the use of WMD by terrorists is a very real possibility. The FBI must be prepared
to mitigate the threat from a WMD attack through training and cooperation with state and local law enforcement partners, as
well as federal agencies with homeland security responsibilities. Priority Actions: Each division will support a specially
trained WMD coordinator to manage the preparedness and response effort in that division. Each division will establish and
maintain a WMD Working Group with state, local, and federal first responders in the division’s area of responsibility. Each
division will conduct incident response exercises with members of the WMD Working Group and other community partners.
Indicator(s):
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