Exam 10: Porous Nodes: Specific Vulnerabilities

Which terrorist group engaged in a series of hijackings that is seen as the start of modern aviation terrorism?

Of the 200 million cargo containers that travel internationally each year,approximately how many are inspected to verify the contents?

The Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 created the TSA,replaced contractors with professional TSA screeners,and required ______.

What agencies are tasked with securing our border,other than the TSA,Coast Guard,and Border Protection?

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has two main duties: investigating immigration crime and ______.

Why does the Tri-Border Area present a threat to the United States?

Traditionally,terrorists have targeted ships and cargo much more frequently than airplanes and airports.

After 9/11,non-travelers in U.S.airport terminals were restricted unless they had special authorization.

Mexican criminal enterprises tend to cooperate with each other.

Most experts agree that inspection of every shipment entering the maritime jurisdiction of the United States is possible if the correct technology is implemented.

______ are centers of specific homeland security vulnerability.

What agency absorbed the duties of INS and Border Patrol in 2003?

What is the biggest threat that Mexican Drug cartels present to homeland security?

The ______ works with DHS agencies to secure the nation's ports.

What is considered the largest U.S.law enforcement agency,tasked with securing our nation's borders?

Terrorist attacks against aviation targets do not get significant media attention.

The 3-1-1 rule states that no more than three ounces of liquid placed in one clear quart-sized plastic bag is allowed per one carry-on bag.

The Department of Transportation currently has no responsibility for maritime security.

In addition to bombs and plastic explosives,what other types of weapons pose the most significant threat to aircraft,airline terminals,and other aviation targets?

Border security is a responsibility that primarily rests on individual state governments.