Against All Enemies | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. What is the first thing Clarke does upon hearing the news of the World Trade Center?

Heads to the White House to speak with Cheney and Rice.

2. Among the following, who is NOT present at the Counter-terrorism Security Group meeting immediately after the 9/11 attacks?

Cheney.

3. What news does the FAA give that causes silence in the CSG meeting on 9/11?

Reports of 11 off-course flights or out of communication flights may be hijacked.

4. What concern does Clarke have outside the U.S.?

Protecting the U.S. embassies overseas.

5. Initially, plans are to have Combat Air Patrol (CAP) over New York and D.C. Clarke then orders CAPs over every major city in the country. What causes him to extend the plans even further?

The crash into the Pentagon.

6. What does the Continuity of Government implement?

The movement of departments to alternate sites.