US remains 'big ticket target' for terrorism, warns ex-Homeland Security official
The United States is a "hard target" but "tasty target" for extremists despite the difficulties presented by geography and the American counterterrorism apparatus put in place after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a former Homeland Security Department official said Tuesday.
The deadly terrorist bombing on Monday night after an Ariana Grande concert in Britain shows how motivated terrorists are to carry out attacks, Jack Tomarchio said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." He was principal deputy undersecretary of Homeland Security for intelligence during George W. Bush's presidency.
"It's a chess game," Tomarchio said. Terrorists are always looking for weaknesses and ways to thwart security measures, he added.
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