Question One: Homeland Security
Homeland security in essence refers to the protection of the United States of America against terrorist attacks. However, the department’s work is not limited to terrorism activities only. In that context, homeland security may be defined as the national concerted effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the US, reduce the vulnerability of the US to terrorism and minimize the damage from the attacks upon occurrence. From the definition, it can be gathered that Homeland Security is especially designed for the prevention of terrorist attacks and or mitigation of the effects of the attacks upon occurrence. It can be ...