... This paper, deals with general developments in the field of national security, first describes developments within the National Security Agency. ... The paper is concluded by some information about the new Intelligence and Security Services Act, which came into force in 2002.
The National Security Agency (NSA) is one of the most secret (and secretive) members of the U. ... The predecessor of NSA, the Armed Forces Security Agency (AFSA), was established within the Department of Defense, under the command of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on May 20, 1949. In theory, the AFSA was to direct the communications intelligence and electronic intelligence activities of the military service signals intelligence units (at the time consisting of the Army Security Agency, Naval Security Group, and Air Force Security Service). ...
International terrorism
In the past few years the world was confronted with a serious aggravation of the international security situation. ... The simultaneous attacks in New York and Washington on September 11 did not only hit the heart of the United States, but also the entire international community. Since then a hurriedly set up broad coalition has been trying to beat radical Islamic or Islamist terrorism. ... The development of Islamist terrorism over the years has been described in detail. Major problems in combating the expansive terrorist network are the multitude of its international branches and its diffuse character. ...
Wide-ranging approach
The recent development of the global threat from Islamist terrorism shows that it would be wrong to isolate counter-terrorism from other problem areas. ... The events in the United States and Afghanistan have prompted the international community to put the phenomenon of terrorism high on the political agenda. ...
The attacks in the US have once more poignantly demonstrated that counter terrorism is a long-term process. ... Such a mode of operation prompts security services to work with an entirely different time frame. ... Within the context of its recent ‘Action Plan for Counter Terrorism and Security’, the Dutch government has decided to reinforce the BVD in order to guarantee adequate counter-terrorist efforts also in the long term.
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