Presidential Policy Directive 8 calls for national preparedness to be based on core capabilities that support “strengthening the security and resilience of the United States through systematic preparation for the threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation, including acts of terrorism, cyber-attacks, pandemics and catastrophic natural disasters.”

The National Infrastructure Protection Plan is aligned with the goal of PPD-8, National Preparedness, of “a secure and resilient Nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk.” These five PPD-8 mission areas are central to a comprehensive approach for enhancing national preparedness and critical infrastructure risk management activities contribute to achieving the National Preparedness Goal across all five of these mission areas.

In addition, the National Plan is consistent with the National Planning Frameworks and Interagency Operational Plans developed pursuant to PPD-8. The scope of the National Plan is not intended to and does not alter the implementation and execution of prevention activities, as described in the Prevention Federal Interagency Operational Plan. The National Plan scope comprises activities that often support and abut prevention activities designed to avoid, prevent, or stop an imminent threat or actual attacks.