Pursuant to Senator Nunn's request, enclosed for your information is a copy of the NSC approved unclassified FEMA abstract on PDD-39.
Terrorism is both a threat to our national security as well as a criminal act.
The Administration has stated that it is the policy of the United States to use all appropriate means to deter, defeat and respond to all terrorist attacks on our territory and resources, both people and facilities, wherever they occur. Work closely with other governments to carry out our counterterrorism policy and combat terrorist threats against them. Identify sponsors of terrorists, isolate them, and ensure they pay for their actions. Make no concessions to terrorists 2. Measures to Combat Terrorism.