National Strategy for
Combating Terrorism

February 2003

National Strategy for Combating Terrorism

[INTRODUCTION]

[THE NATURE OF THE TERRORIST THREAT TODAY]

[The Structure of Terror]
[The Changing Nature of Terrorism]
[A New Global Environment]
[Interconnected Terrorist Organizations]
[Availability of Weapons of Mass Destruction]
[Summary]

[STRATEGIC INTENT]

[Victory in the War Against Terror]

[GOALS AND OBJECTIVES]

[Defeat Terrorists and Their Organizations]
[Deny Sponsorship, Support, and Sanctuary to Terrorists]
[Diminish the Underlying Conditions that Terrorists Seek to Exploit]
[Defend U.S. Citizens and Interests at Home and Abroad]