National Security

Counterterrorism’s worst nightmare: Lone wolf, soft target

By Washington Examiner
Published June 12, 2016 4:43pm ET
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Counterterrorism’s worst nightmare: Lone wolf, soft target
An Orange County Sheriff's Department SWAT member arrives to the scene of a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) | Phelan M. Ebenhack

The mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub is the manifestation of law enforcement’s most dreaded nightmare scenario: a lone wolf hitting a soft target with no warning.

It is a type of attack that is nearly impossible to predict or prevent.

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