Counter-terrorism

PFA POD PROACT PROTECT probability of false alarms probability of detection Protective and Response Options for Airport Counter-Terrorism Program for Response Options and Technology Enhancements for Chemical/Biological Terrorism... 

National Research Council, Making the Nation Safer The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism, Washington, D.C. The National Academies Press, 2002. 

Incapacitating agents have been stockpiled by numerous countries and there have been unverified reports that they have been utilized on the battlefield. In addition, they have been employed by police and special forces as a way to end hostage situations (e.g., the September 2002 counter terrorism raid on the Moscow theater). These operations have met with mixed success. 

Recent terrorist attacks on October 12, 2002, in Bali, Indonesia, showed that the homemade and industrial explosive bombs present a serious threat to the world community. These terrorist activities generated enormous demand for rapid identification of nitroaromatic explosives at the site of terrorism. The decentralized detection of explosives at low concentrations is fundamental for safety of civilized people. The ideal counter-terrorism detection device should allow the security forces to make the important decision concerning evacuating, barricading, effective decontamination of particular site or efficient pursuing of suspects. 

Boaz Ganor, Israel s Counter-Terrorism Strategy, PhD in progress, Hebrew University (2003). 

J. S. Wallace, Firearms Examination in a Terrorist Situation. Paper presented at the International Congress on Techniques for Criminal Identification and Counter Terrorism, Jerusalem, Israel, February 24-28, 1985. 

One of the reasons for this was, of course, the terrorist attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001. The effort to establish a global legal framework against terrorism and to enact counter-terrorism laws in many countries had a positive spin-off for the implementing legislation required under the Convention too. At the same time, the OPCW realized that its own (national as well as international) implementation process contributed to the counter-terrorism efforts, because it made toxic and precursor chemicals (and, of course, chemical weapons themselves) less accessible. ... 

The role of international and regional organizations in the implementation of international counter-terrorism strategies is recognized and is... 

Institute of Medicine. (2002). Making the nation safer The role of science and technology in countering terrorism. Washington, DC National Academy Press. 

Institute for Counter-Terrorism. (2003). ICT—terrorism counterterrorism. Retrieved June 20, 2006, from http //www.ict.org.il... 

All in all, the threat of bioterrorism is indeed a challenging one and bears, potentially, overwhelming, somewhat enigmatic impacts. Henry Crumpton, the US State Department Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, described a biological attack on West simply a matter of time , adding that such an attack could pose an even greater menace to security than a nuclear strike [369]. 

---