Training of first responders on the hazards of actual radiological and nuclear threats has been challenged by the difficulties of adequately representing those threats. Training against such threats would involve using hazardous, highly radioactive materials, experiencing actual radiation doses in training,...
The volume is divided into three sections: first, the nature of the threats, conducting threat and risk assessments, and the components in establishing security programs, including hardening soft targets; second, key elements of effective physical security and training programs, including future ...
“There is a growing threat of emerging infections and use of biologic agents as a form of terrorism.” “Federal agencies such as the Department of Heath and Human Services, and Department of Homeland Security have been responding to such threats.” ...
visiting Israel to study the country’s homeland security tactics; American law enforcement officials will learn more about Israeli practices in airport security, intelligence analysis and sharing, mass casualty management, and bomb disposal practices; the trip began on 10 April and will conclude on ...
What Is True National Security? He promises safety and security. You just have to kneel. W.J. Astore What is true national security? Recent answers to this question focus on the U.S. military, Homeland Security, various intelligence agencies, and the like. The “threat” is usually defined...
security of air travel. Also, because implementation will take time, countermeasures cannot immediately mitigate today's terrorist threat. Procedural improvements such as flight crew training,changes to air traffic management, andimproved security near airports may be less costly than countermeasures and ...
Homeland Security. The Ministry of Interior is responsible for civil protection, and in most instances would manage a response to a terrorist threat or attack. In the event of a threat or an attack, the Council for Internal Security (Le Conseil de sécurité intérieure, or CSI), ...
FBI assistant special agent Todd Mayberry, the head of the FBI’s counterterrorism activities in Michigan, told attendees at a security conference that the Iran-supported Hezbollah has no training camps in the Detroit area Read More Dirty bomb Cost of a dirty bomb attack in L.A. would rea...
disclose information about acts of terrorism; the four suspected terrorists allegedly planned a bombing campaign, stated their intention to become suicide bombers, and collected money for terrorism; two of the four are believed to have travelled to Pakistan to receive weapons and explosives trainingSour...
All the security theatre over cupcakes and nude scanners wouldn’t have helped the traditional bomb in the luggage, planted on either an unsuspecting passenger or by unscreened ground staff. It’s not the security that has prevented bombs since 1965 and it’s not that bombs on planes are unw...