Dec, 2020
Warnings Unheeded, Again: What the Intelligence Lessons of 9/11 Tell Us About the Coronavirus Today
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Dahl, Erik J.
From the Abstract: "This article argues that the coronavirus pandemic represents a global intelligence failure on the part of the traditional intelligence community as well as the national and international medical intelligence and surveillance systems designed to detect and prevent outbreaks just such as this one. Comparing these failures with intelligence failures of the past such as the 9/11 attacks can help us understand how we got to where we are today--and even more important, how we might prevent future disasters by avoiding these failures next time. Today's crisis is very different from previous intelligence failures, but in both the 9/11 attacks and the coronavirus pandemic, the United States was threatened by an enemy that was present in our country well before it was recognized. This article outlines steps that must be taken to ensure that when the next crisis arises, warnings can be sounded, and they will be heeded."
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  • Author
    Dahl, Erik J.
  • Publisher
    Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
  • Date
    Dec, 2020
  • Copyright
    2020 by the author(s). Posted here with permission. Documents are for personal use only and not for commercial profit. See document for full rights information.
  • Retrieved From
    Homeland Security Affairs Journal: www.hsaj.org/
  • Format
    pdf
  • Media Type
    application/pdf
  • Source
    Homeland Security Affairs (December 2020), v.16, article 7
  • Subjects
    September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001)
    COVID-19 (Disease)
    Domestic intelligence
  • Resource Groups
    Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
    Journals and articles
  • Series
    COVID 19 Resources
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