List of US defensible targets

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This list provides a possible identification of major US landmarks & facilities, considered to be potential terrorist targets. See also Homeland Security and United States Department of Homeland Security.

Contents 1 New York City 2 Washington, DC 3 State of Virginia 4 San Francisco 5 Los Angeles 6 State of Florida 7 State of New York 8 State of Texas 9 Chicago 10 Educational Institutions 11 Industrial, Chemical & Petrochemical Facilities 12 Ports 13 Power & Nuclear Facilities 14 Tourist Locations 15 See also 16 References 17 External links

[edit] New York City

• the Empire State Building
• Statue of Liberty monument
• Ground Zero, location of former World Trade Center.
• Wall Street
• the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
• Rockefeller Center
• Times Square
• other notable/ tall buildings eg. Chrysler Building, Seagram Building, F.A.O. Schwarz.
• the Brooklyn Bridge
• Grand Central Station
• the Lincoln Tunnel, also Brooklyn-Battery and Holland tunnels
• the United Nations
• the Guggenheim Museum
• major events: the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New Year's Eve celebrations, major sports events.
• John F Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia airport.

[edit] Washington, DC

• the Capitol
• the Lincoln Monument
• White House
• FBI Headquarters
• the Beltway expressway

[edit] State of Virginia

• the Pentagon
• CIA Headquarters.

[edit] San Francisco

• Golden Gate Bridge
• Haight-Ashbury district

[edit] Los Angeles

• Disneyland
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
• Rodeo Drive shopping area and 90210 district
• Hollywood sign
• Universal Studios

[edit] State of Florida

• Miami Harbor and port -- point of entry/ attack^[1]
• Florida Keys -- point of entry
• Florida Disneyworld

[edit] State of New York

• Niagara Falls

[edit] State of Texas

• Galveston, Texas industrial & petrochemical facilities.

[edit] Chicago

• Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
• the Loop.

[edit] Educational Institutions

• Princeton
• Yale
• Harvard
• MIT
• West Point officer training academy.

[edit] Industrial, Chemical & Petrochemical Facilities

• major chemical plants and concentrations of such; as found in Galveston, TX and Mobile, IN areas.
• major petrochemical facilities and concentrations.
• concentrations generally, of major facilities;
• or located near to urban areas.

[edit] Ports

• major industrial ports; such as above.
• major point-of-entry ports; Port of Oakland, CA.
• ports with limited access control/ preemption. (Port of Miami)
• Pearl Harbor and monument to wreck of USS Arizona.

[edit] Power & Nuclear Facilities

• Nuclear Power plants in general
• major hydroelectric dams; notably Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam.
• Northeastern Seaboard power grid & switching facilities.

[edit] Tourist Locations

• popular/ volume tourist locations, outside the continental US;
• such as Tijuana, Mexico and Acapulco;
• Puerto Rico
• and Hawaii.

[edit] See also

• Homeland Security
• United States Department of Homeland Security
• Airport security
• National Incident Management System
• National Response Plan
• National security

[edit] References

[edit] External links

(1) [1] (2) [2] (3) "Two Seized in 28-Shot Battle With Police in Lincoln Tube", New York Times, September 9, 1953. (4) Inventory of World Cities (5) Port of Miami security (6) [3] (7) [4]

• Introduction to Homeland Security -- Jane A. Bullock, George Haddow -- Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006
• Port security risks come under the microscope
• IMO adopts comprehensive maritime security measures
• Protecting the Nation's Seaports: Balancing Security and Cost -- Jon D. Haveman, Howard J. Shatz -- Public Policy Institute of CA, 2006