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Your Role in WMD Prevention

It's a serious issue: chemical, biological, and radiological or nuclear materials being used to attack the U.S. The threat is real, as we saw in 2001. Our top priority, as with all forms of terrorism, is prevention. But how do we protect a country as large as ours? Through outreach and education.
 

While the information can include potentially anything about the individual's employment, credit, or past history, the most common usage of background checks refers to criminal records.