Counterterrorism
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|Unmanned Ariel Vehicles and the Future of Homeland Security |
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|Neil Shelto Student ID 3142417 |
|4/19/2009 |
Unmanned Ariel Vehicles and the Future of Homeland Security
Ever since the devastating attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States as been determined to maintain and protect its borders from the threat of terrorist organizations using them to gain entrance into the United States. The problem is that the United States is an extremely large country and has numerous miles of borders with Canada, Mexico, and bodies of water, so what could be used to help federal and local law enforcement agencies protect these borders? Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAV) could be that answer. UAVs have already seen huge successes on the War on Terror in both the deserts of Iraq and the mountainous regions of Afghanistan. Can they see the same kind of success in the protection of the United States’ borders? UAVs potential use can be measured by the successes that similar aircraft have had in Iraq and Afghanistan, the technical specifications, and the limited use UAVs have already had on the borders. With the economy in a flux, UAVs could provide a cheaper and more efficient way to watch over our vast borders by eliminating or limiting the need for expensive manned aircraft. For the United States to protect American citizens against terrorist infiltration by illegally crossing our borders, the United States Government has tasked the Department of Homeland Defense (DHS) to defeat all illegal immigration into the U.S. Whether it is by land, sea, or air, this is an extremely daunting task for the any government agency to undertake. The
|Unmanned Ariel Vehicles and the Future of Homeland Security |
| |
|Neil Shelto Student ID 3142417 |
|4/19/2009 |
Unmanned Ariel Vehicles and the Future of Homeland Security
Ever since the devastating attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States as been determined to maintain and protect its borders from the threat of terrorist organizations using them to gain entrance into the United States. The problem is that the United States is an extremely large country and has numerous miles of borders with Canada, Mexico, and bodies of water, so what could be used to help federal and local law enforcement agencies protect these borders? Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAV) could be that answer. UAVs have already seen huge successes on the War on Terror in both the deserts of Iraq and the mountainous regions of Afghanistan. Can they see the same kind of success in the protection of the United States’ borders? UAVs potential use can be measured by the successes that similar aircraft have had in Iraq and Afghanistan, the technical specifications, and the limited use UAVs have already had on the borders. With the economy in a flux, UAVs could provide a cheaper and more efficient way to watch over our vast borders by eliminating or limiting the need for expensive manned aircraft. For the United States to protect American citizens against terrorist infiltration by illegally crossing our borders, the United States Government has tasked the Department of Homeland Defense (DHS) to defeat all illegal immigration into the U.S. Whether it is by land, sea, or air, this is an extremely daunting task for the any government agency to undertake. The