FRONT MATTER -- CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL THREATS -- 3 HUMAN AND AGRICULTURAL HEALTH SYSTEMS -- 4 TOXIC CHEMICALS AND EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS -- 5 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- 6 ENERGY SYSTEMS -- 7 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS -- 8 CITIES AND FIXED INFRASTRUCTURE -- 9 THE RESPONSE OF PEOPLE TO TERRORISM -- 10 COMPLEX AND INTERDEPENDENT SYSTEMS -- 11 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CROSSCUTTING CHALLENGES AND TECHNOLOGIES -- 12 EQUIPPING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO COUNTER TERRORISM -- 13 ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN A NATIONAL STRATEGY: STATES AND CITIES, INDUSTRY, AND UNIVERSITIES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIXES -- A COMMITTEE AND STAFF BIOGRAPHIES -- B PANEL MEMBERS AND STAFF -- C PANEL ACTIVITIES -- D ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- INDEX.