Global Reformation

 The Munich Olympics were a wakeup call to other countries shown by major reforms in Olympic Security reinforced from the Salt Lake City Winter Games in 2002. (see bottom of page)

 Gov Mitt Romney said that "a unified and well coordinated security plan is vital to ensure the success and safety of the Olympic Games".  

The UK, US, and other major allies restated their efforts to denounce any forms of terrorism in any setting on the global stage. The US was focused on appealing to the Arab states to denounce the terrorists tactics that had been utilized at the Munich Olympics. Before Munich, terrorism had been  regional issue, not extending much to foreign soil outisde the Middle East and the countries at odds with each other.

"The recognition and reaction to this new issue took precedence over appearance". (US Senate Meeting 2004)

The Salt Lake City and Atlanta Games- how the precedence of Munich reflected into the future.

The Senate meeting focused on ideas based off the Munich and Atlanta 1996 games. Atlanta faced a similar terrorist threat when Eric Rudolph bombed the Centennial Olympic Park killing two people and injuring 100. Citing the Munich games tragedy, centralizing planning emerged as a “non-negotiable pillar” for Olympic Security. The 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games were a model for future games using this policy. The Salt Lake Games focused on a singular integrated center with over 60 federal, state, and local security agencies.