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Counterterrorism
Activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
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Counterterrorism, alternatively spelled counter-terrorism and also known as anti-terrorism, refers to the laws, practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, businesses, and intelligence agencies use to combat or prevent terrorism and violent extremism.
If an act of terrorism occurs as part of a broader insurgency (and insurgency is included in the definition of terrorism) then counterterrorism may additionally employ counterinsurgency measures. The United States Armed Forces uses the term "foreign internal defense" for programs that support other countries' efforts to suppress insurgency, lawlessness, or subversion, or to reduce the conditions under which threats to national security may develop.
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🇺🇸 "Unprecedented cooperation" between all levels of government to deter attacks in U.S., expert says
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