What was the Homeland Security Act of 2002?

a. It was designed to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism, and minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States.
b. It created a board designed to coordinate and have cognizance of Federal efforts and programs that relate to the protection of information systems key to critical infrastructure protection.
c. Previously, the DHS was authorized to regulate chemical facility security. This was issued to implement that authorization.
d. It attempted to deal with all aspects of WMD threats, but it did have a focus on changing our approach to biological threats, which had traditionally been similar to our approach to dealing with chemical threats.


a. It was designed to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism, and minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States.

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