The Coming War in America

Introduction

As overseas threats to U.S. national interests intensify, America’s enemies can be expected to carry the fight to the U.S. homeland.  The reason for this is clear:  The U.S. homeland is a ripe target for such attacks.  America has significant systemic societal vulnerabilities, limited defensive capabilities, and exploitable gaps and seams between various organizations responsible for identifying threats and defending the homeland.

Today America is under attack by adversary nations, terrorist groups, transnational criminal organizations, violent illegal immigrants, and radicalized or disgruntled U.S. citizens.  News stories and official Government reports provide ample evidence of attacks on U.S. critical infrastructures, plots to assassinate current and former government officials, illicit penetrations of key U.S. government facilities including military bases, attacks on U.S. lawmakers, and more.

America’s political leaders must resolve—on a bipartisan basis—to rapidly and comprehensively address the growing vulnerability of the homeland.  An essential first step in developing a strategy and plan of action to secure the homeland is to understand the magnitude and scope of the threat.  This effort can be aided by forecasting realistic scenarios of how the coming war in America could play out.

This Information Series article briefly outlines four scenarios.  By no means are these the only scenarios that are relevant to the coming war in America.  But hopefully they will help shine a light on the growing vulnerability of the U.S. homeland and reinforce the need for urgent remedial action.