Terrorist attacks pose a threat to the development of any country and the well-being of its people. For example, the September 11 attacks in New York caused numerous deaths, infrastructure damage, and economic paralysis at the World Trading Center. This article explains how technology influenced the attack, steps that were taken to improve technology afterward, and new technologies that can be used to boost counterterrorism campaigns. Technology played various roles during the September 11 attacks in New York. One of the major roles was communication through radio calls to call for emergencies, evacuations and increased security. Ultra-high frequency radios were used to pick up signals from various areas, including pilots flying police rescue helicopters (Commission 911 281; Dwyer, Flynn, and Fessenden para. 3). It was through communications that the firefighters responded. According to the 911 Commission, the New York Fire Department, Port Authority Police and the Mayor's Office responded quickly. However, some technological mishaps adversely affected the entire rescue mission. For example, the fire department's "radio system was failing frequently that morning," making it difficult for them to obtain information quickly (Dwyer, Flynn, and Fessenden para. 3). The 911 Commission explains that although the radio calls were high frequency, they were locally connected and had low power, leading to command transfer failures (281-283). Hamilton points out that the Internet could 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, hampered some operations. Various technologies have been put in place to ensure that such a catastrophe does not leave the political stability of the world behind. Works Cited Commission 911. Heroism and horror. Report of the Commission. Internet. December 3, 2013. Dwyer, Jim, Kevin Flynn and Ford Fessenden. Fatal confusion: troubled emergency response; September 11 revealed deadly flaws in the rescue plan. New York Times, July 7, 2002. Web. December 3, 2013. Gates, Kelly A. “Biometrics and Post-9/11 Technostalgia.” Social Text, 23.2 (2005): 35-53. Internet. December 3, 2013. Hamilton, Stuart. “9/11, the Internet and its Effects on Information Delivery in Libraries” [Conference Proceedings]. Glasgow, August 18-24, 2002. Web. December 3 2013.