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If to assume terrorism is now an A-list security threat for many countries, then it is necessary to evaluate how governments have responded to address this threat? Responses to terrorism typically reflect a wide range of activity. We observe new security policies, changes to laws and the creation of special anti-terrorism laws, and reordering bureaucratic priorities. Such changes, however, work only on the fringes of the broader security problem. Ashton B. Carter (2001/02) suggests reorganizing in the form of counterterrorism (CT) program. A CT program entails a coordinated effort in the areas of detection, prevention, interdiction, containment, attribution, and analysis and invention. This study analyzes the nature of government reorganization for counterterrorism in the United States, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and India using Carter's program model. Analysis of these CT programs reveals the dominant tendencies in a government's response. More importantly, this analysis reveals that these governments are not adopting wide ranging CT programs, and instead are focused primarily on detection and prevention, with all other priorities falling by the way side, meaning government responses may be incomplete and limited. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]