Definitions
- Critical Infrastructure:
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“Systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters” (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism [USA PATRIOT] Act, 2001, § 1016).
- Critical Manufacturing Sector:
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Privately owned and operated assets (manufacturing plants, logistical distribution facilities, storage facilities, and center business offices) that convert raw materials and manufactures specialized materials and equipment vital to the construction, electrical, defense, and industries among others (U.S. Department of Homeland Security [DHS] 2015a).
Introduction
The Critical Manufacturing Sector (CMS) is just one of many critical infrastructure sectors that play an important role in support of a...
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Further Reading
Baggett, R., & Simpkins, B. (2018). Homeland security and critical infrastructure protection (2nd ed.). Santa Barbra: Praeger Security International.
Lewis, T. (2014). Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security: Defending a networked nation (2nd ed.). Hoboken: Wiley.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (2013). NIPP 2013: Partnering for critical infrastructure security and resilience. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Simpkins, B.K. (2019). Critical Infrastructure: Critical Manufacturing Sector. In: Shapiro, L., Maras, MH. (eds) Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69891-5_61-1
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