ATFP Flashcards
Define the justification of deadly force verbatim
Deadly force is justified only under conditions of extreme necessity as a last resort, when all lesser means have been exhausted or cannot be reasonably be employed
What are the 8 justifications of deadly force verbatim and in order?
- Inherent rights of self defense
- Defense of others
- Assets vital to national security
- Inherently dangerous property
- National critical infrastructure
- Serious offenses against persons
- Arrest or apprehension
- Escape
What is a R.A.M.?
Random antiterrorism measures.
Multiple security measures that serve to disguise the actual security procedures in effect.
Describe networked terrorist organizations
Less need for a hierarchical structure to coordinate the achievement of Thor goals.
Depend on loose affiliation with likeminded groups or individuals from a variety of locations
Rebels or crusaders
Describe hierarchical terrorist organizations
Have well defined vertical chain of command.
Only the cell leader has knowledge of other cells or contacts.
How many Techniques and phases of terrorist operations do we have?
1: broad target selection
2: intelligence gathering and surveillance
3: specific target selection
4: pre-attack surveillance and planning
5: rehearsals
6: action on the objective
7: escape and exploitation
How many terrorist types do we have?
5 Political Psychological Violent Dynamic Deliberate
Describe political terrorists
Terrorist act is a political act or is committed with the intention to cause a political effect.
Describe psychological terrorists
Intended results of terrorist acts cause psychological effect
Describe violent terrorists
Violence, coercion, and destruction are used in committing the act.
Describe dynamic terrorists
Demand change, Revolution, or political movement. Worldview mandates drastic action to alter the status quo.
Describe deliberate terrorists
Terrorism is an activity planned and intended to achieve particular goals
Define terrorism
The calculated use of violence or threat of violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious or ideological
Define counter-terrorism
Offensive measures taken to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorism
Describe terrorism motivational categories
Describe terrorist groups in terms of their ultimate goals or objectives
Separatist groups
Those with the goal of separation from existing entities through independence, political autonomy, or religious freedom or domination
Ethnocentric groups
See race as the defining characteristic of a society, and therefore a basis of cohesion
Nationalistic groups
Loyalty and devotion to a nation as a motivator
Revolutionary groups
Dedicated to the overthrow of an established order and replacing it with a new political or social structure
State the FPCONS
Normal Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta
FPCON normal
General threat. Routine security