Henry Crumpton Quotes (4 Quotes)

But despite this shared perception of the threat, there is disagreement over the most effective means to counter the threat. Some European countries continue to argue that terrorism is merely -- or mainly -- a criminal problem.

As catastrophic as a nuclear attack would be, it would be self-contained. But if you look at a worst-case scenario for a biological attack, it would be difficult to determine whether or not it was a terrorist attack, and it would be far more difficult to contain.

It's a question of confidence and time. I must stress though that in terms of intelligence cooperation, in terms of operational impact on the enemy, Libya is a good partner.

However, Libya has made enormous progress in the last couple of years and we are hopeful that at some point we can address that question.