flurry of activity in enforcement agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a redirection of organizations such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)" (Muir 87). These efforts to reorder government agencies in response to terrorism attacks using WMDs would pale in comparison to those that unfolded in the wake of September 11, including the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), development of terrorist attack warning systems, and greater efforts to bolster a coordinated chain-of-command in the event of an incident.
On September 11, 2011, Al Qaeda terrorist agents hijacked several passenger jetliners and successfully crashed them into targets such as both World Trade Center towers and the U.S. Pentagon. Another plane was unsuccessful, crashing in a field in Pennsylvania due to the heroic efforts of the doomed passengers aboard. The event marked a turning point in preparing for and combating terrorism at home and abroad for the United
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