counterterrorism
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- counterterrorist noun
Etymology
Origin of counterterrorism
Example Sentences
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Ashcroft formally rejected a $50 million FBI request to hire additional counterterrorism agents and intelligence specialists on Sept. 10, the day before the attacks.
From Salon
One avenue being considered is having the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which enforces the U.S.’s anti-money-laundering and counterterrorism financing laws, collect the information, the people said.
Two decades of counterterrorism and the war in Ukraine hold lessons that must now be applied in the Arctic, he said.
Details of the investigation were limited but Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during his annual State of the Department address that the incident “looks to have been a credible counterterrorism threat.”
From Los Angeles Times
In her final two years in uniform, Conley served as the director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council staff, where she oversaw security in the 2024 elections.
From Salon
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