What is the significance of the Integrated Deepwater System Program in terms of maintaining Homeland Security, and what solutions does it offer?
A. The Integrated Deepwater System will significantly contribute to the Homeland Security mission by enabling the Coast Guard to push our borders out as part of a layered defense to meet America’s threats and challenges before they reach our shores. America?s maritime domain ? nearly 3.4 million square miles of ocean and 95,000 miles of coastline ? and 361 major ports are vitally important to our nation?s economic prosperity as well as U.S. national security. With ships carrying goods totaling 95 percent of U.S. foreign trade, maritime approaches to the U.S. homeland serve as a critical gateway to our country. The Coast Guard?s new Maritime Homeland Security Strategy seeks to provide needed security improvements while preserving U.S. prosperity by minimizing disruptions or delays to sea-borne commerce and global trade. It is built on the main pillars of preventing terrorist attacks, reducing U.S. vulnerabilities to attack, and recovering from any attacks that might occur. The Integrate
