“Case Study  Aviation Security and al Qaeda in Yemen From December 2009
to December 2010, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), based in
Yemen, attempted on at least two occasions to attack the U.S. homeland.
During the first attack, AQAP attempted a suicide bombing utilizing an
underwear explosive device on commercial aviation over Detroit on
Christmas Day 2009. The second attempt involved explosive devices
encased in office printers shipped in November 2010 aboard cargo
aircraft. Both of these attacks failed. However, these attacks
demonstrated continued weaknesses in homeland security. Conduct a case
study researching and addressing the following: 1.Analyze how these
plots were able to occur, specifically identifying weaknesses in
homeland security that AQAP exploited. 2.Examine which components of
homeland security are responsible for defending against these two
attacks.

3.Evaluate actions the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
should take to stop these attacks in the future. Address the policies
and operational changes the U.S. should make to disrupt future attacks
via aviation security. Use at minimum three academic resources to
support the case study. Properly cite all references both in text as
well as on the reference page. The paper must be at least three pages in
length, not including the title and reference pages, and formatted
according the APA style”