Major antiterrorist measures used and considered by the United States include intelligence gathering and analysis and the implementation of physical security at domestic and foreign facilities. It is difficult to design a consistent political and military strategy to combat such a diverse threat as terrorism, and the need to eliminate excessive statements and promises about counterterrorist action must be eliminated because the terrorist threat can never be completely eliminated.

"March 1990." "R-3840-C3I." "Prepared for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence." "March 1989."