What term describes the threat where individuals within the United States are recruited from outside the country to conduct acts?

• A. International terrorism
• B. Cyberterrorism
• C. Domestic terrorism
• D. Homegrown terrorism

Answer: (D)

This question is about how recruitment geography relates to terrorism threats. When individuals inside the United States are recruited from outside the country to carry out acts, that pattern is described as homegrown terrorism. The key idea is that the actors operate domestically, but their recruitment or inspiration comes from foreign sources. Domestic terrorism would involve recruitment and plotting entirely within the United States without foreign recruitment. International terrorism describes attacks tied to actors abroad or targeting abroad, and cyberterrorism focuses on the use of cyber means rather than where recruitment occurred. So, homegrown terrorism is the best fit because it specifically accounts for foreign-sourced recruitment of individuals who act within the United States.