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The safety topics of today are far different than they were a generation ago. What’s going on in the world is a lot darker and has a more terrifying reach than ever before.
Unlike something that you could know was coming, such as one country’s military attacking another, you never know when a terrorist attack is going to occur.
This is how people who plot a terrorist attack like it. Because people don’t really suspect it could happen to them, terrorists are able to create chaos. They’re able to take down dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of victims with an act or several acts of violence.
The Threat of Terrorism in Your Backyard Is Real
It’s so easy to think of terrorism as being an isolated event that shocks an entire nation that always happens somewhere else. But what happened on 9/11 proved that terrorism is not “out there.”
It’s here.
Thanks to easy access to borders, air travel, and people willing to sneak people into all areas of the world, terrorism is no longer contained in any one single country.
Terrorists live where you live. They work, they sleep, they eat, and you can’t tell just by looking at someone if they’re part inherited in a plot to bring a terroristic act to pass. Right now, there are plenty of sleeper cells all around you.
They could be in your neighborhood. They could be part of the crew where you work. Your children might go to school right by an organized group of terrorists. A sleeper cell is made up of people who are basically agents of harm.
These people are taught to immerse themselves into the way of life of various areas. They’ll know the culture and how to speak the lingo. They’ll know how to be friendly enough and taught to blend in so that they don’t stand out.
Look at the Boston Bombers – they were college kids whose own friends couldn’t believe they had blown up and killed innocent adults and children. Some even covered for them out of loyalty!
But while they might fit easily into your country and even into your neighborhood, these are highly trained and lethal individuals. Many of them will never even launch a weapon of attack.
However, what they do is make it possible for an attack to actually happen. They’re told what to do and if they are part of the actual terrorist act, they’re told when to act.
They follow the lead of the person in charge of handling them or the upper tier of the organization that they’re with. These sleeper cell groups can lie dormant for years without anyone knowing what they’re up to.
They also work independently of each other. This way, if one sleeper cell is caught before they can carry out their acts, the other sleeper cells can continue on with business as usual.
Besides sleeper cells, you want to be aware of lone wolf terrorists. This is one individual who isn’t usually connected to an organized terrorist unit. They act on their own.
But the intent is the same – to kill people or destroy things in the name of a cause they believe in. The lone wolf attacks happen all over the world. In Fort Hood, one lone wolf shot thirteen people at the military base.
In Norway, lone wolves bombed government buildings and murdered children in a camp in some attacks that took the country by surprise. By the time it was over, 77 people lost their lives.
More recently, France experienced a terrorist attack at the office where the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine was created. In Kenya, 36 miners died from a terrorist attack. In Australia, 17 people were held hostage and 2 people died at a café there.
These acts of violence, terroristic in nature, are becoming more of a mainstream happening than isolated incidents. You need to be prepared in case you ever face a terrorist
This might be behavior such as leaving behind a backpack or a box. Watch out for people who aren’t dressed appropriately, such as people who have too many layers of clothing for the weather. Anyone who hangs around at or tries to sneak into a secure area should be turned in to the police.
When it comes to surviving a terrorist attack, always be vigilant when in public. If you have the ability to gain a concealed handgun license, you might want to do that to help protect yourself