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'''Homeland defense''' ('''HD''') is the protection of a territory, sovereignty, domestic population, and critical infrastructure against external threats and aggression. (Definition will be incorporated into JP 3-26<ref>[https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp3_26.pdf FAS.ORG: '''''Counterterrorism Joint Publication 3-26'''''',13 November 2009, approved.]<br>Definition deferred to ''Homeland Defense, Joint Publication JP 3-27'']</ref> upon its approval).<ref name=home>[https://fas.org/irp/doddir/usaf/afdd2-10.pdf FAS.ORG: '''''Air Force Doctrine Document 2-10''''', 21 March 2006], p.9-10, defines both terminologies.<br> This document complements related discussion found in Joint Publication 3-26, (JP 3-26), Joint Doctrine for Homeland Security.]</ref><br />
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[[Homeland security]] (HS) is a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks, reduce a nation's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur.<ref name=home/><br />
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==Full definition==<br />
"Homeland defense (HD) is the protection of a [[sovereignty]], territory, domestic population, and critical defense [[infrastructure]] against external threats and [[aggression]], or other threats as directed<br />
by the leader of that nation such as the [[president of the United States]]. The [[United States Department of Defense]] is partially responsible for the Homeland defense mission of the United States, and therefore leads the HD response, with other departments and agencies in support of DOD efforts."<ref name=defense>[https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp3_27.pdf FAS.ORG: '''''Homeland Defense, Joint Publication 3-27''''', 12 July 2007]<br>Definition p.6, Threat strategy p.20-21</ref><br />
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==Threat strategy==<br />
HD strategic threat environment is based on the following conditions and profiles:<ref name=defense/><br />
*Diminished protection afforded by geographic distances<br />
*Traditional threats remain<br />
*Greater risk of a [[weapon of mass destruction]] attack<br />
*Increased potential for miscalculation and surprise<br />
*Increased potential for terrorist attacks<br />
*Increased challenges from weak and failing states and non-state actors<br />
*Increasing diversity in sources and unpredictability of the locations of conflict<br />
*Threats to US vital interests overseas<br />
*Increasing transnational.<br />
Responses to the changes in any of the above can affect US's international environment through the application of diplomatic, economic, military, and informational means. Thus, a proactive and comprehensive approach to HD is required for US's response.<ref name=defense/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[National Strategy for Homeland Security]]<br />
*[[Air Forces Northern National Security Emergency Preparedness Directorate]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040831110735/http://www.homelanddefense.com/ Homelanddense.com ''Homeland Defense Solutions'']<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080416212352/http://www.whs.mil/library/hometerror.htm Pentagon Library: ''Homeland Defense'']<br />
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