S. HRG. 107-224 DOMESTIC RESPONSE CAPABILITIES FOR TERROR- HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, TERRORISM, OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION MARCH 27, 2001 Serial No. J-107-8 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Kf26 58740 00 Copy 2 CONTENTS STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Page Feinstein, Hon. Dianne, a U.S. Senator from the State of California Kyl, Hon. Jon, a U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona Sessions, Hon. Jeff, a U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama Alexander, Yonah, Senior Fellow and Director, International Center for Ter- Clapper, James, Jr., Lieutenant General, United States Air Force (Retired), Vice Chairman, Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, Washington, DC Cordesman, Anthony H., Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, Center for DOMESTIC RESPONSE CAPABILITIES FOR TERRORISM INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2001 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, TERRORISM, AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:10 p.m., in room SD-226, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Jon Kyl, Chairman of the Subcommittee, presiding. Present: Senators Kyl and Feinstein. STATEMENT OF HON. JON KYL, A U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA Chairman KYL. The Subcommittee will come to order. I welcome everyone to this hearing of the Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information. By way of apology, let me first say that we had three votes which delayed the party luncheons, as a result of which some of the Senators will be late. I am informed that Senator Feinstein has an additional meeting, and therefore she may be quite a little bit late. But with that information, I am going to go ahead because I don't want to keep all of you waiting. At this hearing today, we are going to examine the findings of the Congressionally mandated Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, as presented in its latest report entitled "Toward a National Strategy for Combating Terrorism." At the dawn of this new millennium, the United States faces new challenges to the security of our Nation, our people, and interests abroad. We face no peer rival, and our view of the horizon is no longer clouded by the once ominous threat of either a large-scale nuclear attack on our homeland or a massive conventional attack on our European allies. Yet, the security our citizens both at home and abroad is threatened. The threat no longer derives from a single source, but from a myriad of sources, including terrorists organizations that increasingly see Americans and their interests as their premier targets. The means available to terrorist organizations and their sponsors are potentially more deadly and catastrophic than ever. We have only to look back to October of last year and the devastation (1) |