(DoD) Actions taken directly against terrorist networks and indirectly to influence and render global and regional environments inhospitable to terrorist networks. Also called CT. See also antiterrorism; combating terrorism; terrorism.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). counterterrorism. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/counterterrorism/definitions/1961129 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "counterterrorism" http://smartdefine.org/counterterrorism/definitions/1961129 (accessed September 23, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, counterterrorism, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/counterterrorism/definitions/1961129>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "counterterrorism" 4 April 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/counterterrorism/definitions/1961129> |