Terrorist attacks pose a threat to the development of any country and the well-being of its population. The September 11 attack in New York, for example, caused numerous victims, damage to infrastructure and an economic blockade at the World Trading Center. This article analyzes how technology influenced the attack, actions taken subsequently to improve the technology, and new technologies that can be used to enhance counter-terrorism campaigns. Technology played several roles during the September 11 attacks in New York. One of the main roles was communicating via radio calls to request emergencies, evacuations and security support. Very high frequency radios were used to capture signals from various areas, including pilots operating rescue police helicopters (911 Commission 281; Dwyer, Flynn, and Fessenden para. 3). It was through communications that the firefighters responded. According to the 911 Commission, the New York City Fire Department, Port Authority Police and the Mayor's Office responded quickly. However, some technological accidents compromised the entire rescue mission. For example, “the fire department's radio system failed frequently that morning,” so they could not get information in a timely manner (Dwyer, Flynn, and Fessenden par. 3). The 911 Commission explains that although the radio calls were high frequency, they were locally wired and had low wattage, leading to failures in the transfer of commands (281-283). Hamilton points out that the Internet may have played an important role in the September 11 attacks (2). Ideally, technology played a role in saving the situation and at the same time disrupted some operations. Various technologies have been put in place to ensure that such a catastrophe does not remain... middle of paper... and political stability in the world continues. Works Cited 911 Commission. Heroism and horror. Commission report. Network. 03 Dec 2013. Dwyer, Jim, Kevin Flynn and Ford Fessenden. Fatal Confusion: Problematic Emergency Response; September 11 exposed fatal flaws in the bailout plan. New York Times, July 7, 2002. Web. December 3, 2013. Gates, Kelly A. “Post-9/11 Biometrics and Technostalgia.” Social text, 23.2 (2005): 35-53. Network. 03 Dec 2013. Hamilton, Stuart. "September 11, the Internet and the effects on the provision of information in libraries" [Conference proceedings]. Glasgow, 18-24 August 2002. Web. 03 December 2013.