Would T&T's other industries and agencies be able to respond quickly and decisively to the increasingly sophisticated attacks which terror groups are able to launch in this post-9/11 world? Is there sufficient intelligence-gathering, or co-operation with international security agencies to ensure that T&T is always alert and prepared for a worst-case scenario? Based on recent assessments of T&T's security systems, that doesn't seem to be the case.
Reports of "unconfirmed threat information" involving a Caribbean Airlines flight from Guyana to the United States are a reminder that the global threat environment is more complex and far-reaching than ever before and there is no room for complacency. T&T is close enough and connected enough to the US to be fully aware of how those threats can escalate into full-fledged assault, inflicting heavy losses.This latest terror threat involving the state-owned carrier shows up just one of the many vulnerabilities of T&T, a small, industrialised island state in the Americas in a geographic location frequented by criminal cartels. The question that must be asked is: how prepared are the various national security agencies for a terror threat or attack?
In response to the current threat, CAL officials say they have increased security while maintaining normal operations.Would T&T's other industries and agencies be able to respond quickly and decisively to the increasingly sophisticated attacks which terror groups are able to launch in this post-9/11 world? Is there sufficient intelligence-gathering, or co-operation with international security agencies to ensure that T&T is always alert and prepared for a worst-case scenario?
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