PDD-62

PDD-62, Presidential Decision Directive 62, "Combatting Terrorism," was signed May 22, 1998, by President William Jefferson Clinton.

"This Directive creates a new and more systematic approach to fighting the terrorist threat of the next century. It reinforces the mission of the many U.S. agencies charged with roles in defeating terrorism; it also codifies and clarifies their activities in the wide range of U.S. counter-terrorism programs, from apprehension and prosecution of terrorists to increasing transportation security, enhancing response capabilities and protecting the computer-based systems that lie at the heart of America's economy." [1]

Also see:

• PDD-62.
• Fact Sheet: PDD-62: Combatting Terrorism, Federation of American Scientists, May 22, 1998.

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