Homegrown Terrorists

By John Cohen

John Cohen is a Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. He has over 30 years of experience in law enforcement and homeland security, serving as Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, as well as the Counterterrorism Coordinator at the U. S. Department of Homeland Security.

With the recent rise in domestic homegrown terrorist attacks, the fear of a domestic WMD attack is also rising.  John Cohen, former Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence and the Counterterrorism Coordinator at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, assesses the evolving threat to the nation and how the government can work with the private sector to combat this threat.

The Cipher Brief: How would you characterize the WMD threat posed by homegrown terrorists?

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