List of US defensible targets

List of US defensible targets

This list provides a possible identification of major US landmarks & facilities, considered to be potential terrorist targets. See also Homeland Security and United States Department of Homeland Security.

New York City

* the Empire State Building
* Statue of Liberty monument
* Ground Zero, location of former World Trade Center.
* Wall Street
* the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
* Rockefeller Center
* Times Square
* other notable/ tall buildings eg. Chrysler Building, Seagram Building, F.A.O. Schwarz.
* the Brooklyn Bridge
* Grand Central Station
* the Lincoln Tunnel, also Brooklyn-Battery and Holland tunnels
* the United Nations
* the Guggenheim Museum
* major events: the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New Year's Eve celebrations, major sports events.
* alternative lifestyles or Jewish populations/ centers in NY.
* John F Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia airport.

Washington, DC

* the Capitol
* the Lincoln Monument
* White House
* FBI Headquarters
* the Beltway expressway

tate of Virginia

* the Pentagon
* CIA Headquarters.

an Francisco

* Golden Gate Bridge
* Haight-Ashbury district
* alternative lifestyles in San Francisco; Castro district.

Los Angeles

* Disneyland
* Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
* Rodeo Drive shopping area and 90210 district
* Hollywood sign
* Universal Studios

tate of Florida

* Miami Harbor and port -- point of entry/ attackcite web|url=http://www.universalexports.net/00Sony.shtml|title=McClory, Sony and Bond: A History Lesson|publisher=Universal Exports.net|accessdate=2007-12-23]
* Florida Keys -- point of entry
* Florida Disneyworld
* alternative lifestyles in Miami; centers/premises frequented by gay people.

tate of New York

* Niagara Falls

tate of Texas

* Galveston, Texas industrial & petrochemical facilities.

Chicago

* Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
* the Loop.

Educational Institutions

* Princeton
* Yale
* Harvard
* MIT
* West Point officer training academy.

Industrial, Chemical & Petrochemical Facilities

* major chemical plants and concentrations of such; as found in Galveston, TX and Mobile, IN areas.
* major petrochemical facilities and concentrations.
* concentrations generally, of major facilities;
* or located near to urban areas.

Ports

* major industrial ports; such as above.
* major point-of-entry ports; Port of Oakland, CA.
* ports with limited access control/ preemption. (Port of Miami)
* Pearl Harbor and monument to wreck of USS Arizona.

Petroleum & Fuel Infrastructure

* petrol & fuel tanker trucks. (similar conceptually to use of planes, in Twin Towers attack)
* gas stations.
* petroleum, LPG & fuel storage.
* oil, LPG, LNG, or petroleum tanker ships.

Power & Nuclear Facilities

* Nuclear Power plants in general
* major hydroelectric dams; notably Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam.
* Northeastern Seaboard power grid & switching facilities.

Highway/ Mobile

* Northeastern population centres or LA area, most obvious;
* defend against 'dispersal' type attack.

Tourist Locations

* popular/ volume tourist locations, outside the continental US;
* such as Tijuana, Mexico and Acapulco;
* Puerto Rico
* and Hawaii.

ee also

* Homeland Security
* United States Department of Homeland Security
* Airport security
* National Incident Management System
* National Response Plan
* National security

References

External links

(1) [http://abcnews.go.com/images/WNT/new_york_area_060601.pdf] (2) [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/01/AR2006060102012.html] (3) "Two Seized in 28-Shot Battle With Police in Lincoln Tube", New York Times, September 9, 1953. (4) [http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/citylist.html Inventory of World Cities] (5) [http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/portofmiami/security.asp Port of Miami security] (6) [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/18/books/review/18stone.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=9d9c23a4241acf5c&ex=1185595200] (7) [http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/006441.html]
* Introduction to Homeland Security -- Jane A. Bullock, George Haddow -- Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006
* [http://www.ameinfo.com/80472.html Port security risks come under the microscope]
* [http://www.imo.org/About/mainframe.asp?topic_id=583&doc_id=2689 IMO adopts comprehensive maritime security measures]
* Protecting the Nation's Seaports: Balancing Security and Cost -- Jon D. Haveman, Howard J. Shatz -- Public Policy Institute of CA, 2006


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