PDD-39 1
PDD-39 1 : Presidential Decision Directive 39. PDD 39, issued June 1995, addresses the U.S. policy on counter-terrorism. This classified document lays out the national policy and assigns specific missions to designated federal departments and agencies. In this PDD, the United States takes a stand on the deterrence, response, and defeat of all terrorist threats and activity. Terrorist attacks, whether they occur domestically or elsewhere, will be regarded as a potential threat to national security, as well as a criminal act. Such actions will result in the retaliation of appropriate U.S. force. PDD 39 iterates that the United States will pursue all efforts to "deter and preempt, apprehend and prosecute, or assist other governments to prosecute individuals who perpetrate or plan to perpetrate such attacks." PDD 39 instructs the United States to: reduce vulnerabilities; deter terrorism; respond to terrorism; and, develop effective capabilities to respond to weapons of mass destruction. An unclassified synopsis enables federal, state, and local emergency response and Consequence Management personnel without appropriate security clearances to have a basic understanding of the provisions of PDD-39
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