This 27-hour course will examine Department of Defense programs on protecting the United States against domestic threats and asymmetrical threats from overseas state and non-state actors. Discussion will focus on coordinated federal interagency, state, and local government response to serious domestic incidents such as use of weapons of mass destruction, and attacks against America's critical infrastructure. The course will consist of guest speaker presentations, student led discussions, and student case study briefings.^ Course materials include: Advance sheets.