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world; however, in recent years, an increasing incidence <br />of terrorism has been recorded in this nation. <br />The Federal government has recognized that the U.S. <br />has entered the post -Cold War era. As a result, <br />Federal planning guidelines regarding military threats <br />are in transition. However, nuclear weapons continue to <br />be a serious planning concern especially in areas <br />surrounding military installations (Indian River County <br />Department of Emergency Services, 2002). The <br />Department of Homeland Security has a mission to <br />secure the nation from the many threats we face. There <br />are more than 240,000 employees in jobs that range <br />from aviation and border security to emergency <br />response, from cybersecurity analysts to chemical <br />facility inspectors. <br />Historic Events. On 11 September 2001, terrorists <br />attacked the World Trade Center in New York City and <br />the Pentagon in Washington, DC, crashing hijacked <br />commercial airplanes into the structures. All told, <br />approximately 3,000 civilians and emergency response <br />personnel perished in the attack. The long-term <br />economic and psychological impacts of this event are <br />astounding. New York City alone experienced capital <br />losses totaling 34 million dollars. The attack on the <br />World Trade Center resulted in a loss of 12.5 million <br />square feet of office space and damaged 7.7 million <br />more. The insured losses associated with the event <br />totaled 52 million dollars. The City estimates that <br />125,300 jobs were lost because of the attack (National <br />Conference of State Legislatures, 2003). The <br />September 11th attacks also had local connections to <br />Indian River County as some of the New York City <br />terrorists received flight training at the Vero Beach <br />Regional Airport. <br />An American -born man who'd pledged allegiance to <br />ISIS gunned down 49 people at the Pulse Nightclub in <br />Orlando. This was considered the deadliest mass <br />shooting in the United States and the nation's worst <br />terror attack since 9/11. <br />A teen gunman has been accused of opening fire with a <br />Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 78 <br />