Beschreibung
Inhaltsangabe1 Catastrophic Terrorism: Risk Assessment Of The New Threats To First Responders. 1.1 The new situation for First Responders since 9/1 1/2001. 1.2 Lessons learned from past terror attacks. 1.2.1 Sarin attacks in Japan. 1.2.2 Terror attacks with civilian aircraft as guided missiles in New York City and Washington, D.C.- 2 Current Threats To First Responders. 2.1 Threats to First Responders due to radioactive materials. 2.2 Threats to First Responders due to biological materials.2.3 Threats to First Responders due to chemical materials.- 3 Current Detection Capabilities And Their Limitations. 3.1 Radiation detection: the challenge due to alpha emitters. 3.2 Chemical detection: assessment of the hardware capability. 3.2.1 Oxygen sensors. 3.2.2 Combustible gas sensors. 3.2.3 Electrochemical toxic gas sensors. 3.2.4 Colorimetric tubes 3.2.5 Choosing between electrochemical sensors and tubes. 3.2.6 Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). 3.2.7 Photo-ionization Detectors (PIDs). 3.2.8 Strategies for integrating chemical detection techniques in. WMD response.- 4 Current Capabilities Of First Responders In Different Countries. 4.1 Austria. 4.1.1 Operational logistics. 4.1.2 National constraints. 4.2 Israel. 4.2. Security threats. 4.2.2 Integrated countermeasures. 4.3 Russia 4.3.1 Counter-terrorism logistics. 4.3.2 Countering radiological and nuclear terrorism. 4.4 Slovenia. 4.4.1 Past events. 4.4.2 National response. 4.5 United States of America. 4.5.1 Past and present threats. 4.5.2 Lessons (to be) learned. 4.6 Italy. 4.6.1 Background. 4.6.2 Response capability based on uniform systems and equipment. 4.6.3 Eight steps to CBRNE emergency response. 4.6.4 Possible model for E.U. development.- 5 Future Requirements Of The First Responder Community. 5.1 Potential legal aspects relative to First Responders. 5.1.1 The presumption of response to terrorism. 5.1.2 Anticipation of Samaritanism. 5.2 First Responder Needs in the U.S. 5.2.1 Regulatory approach. 5.2.2 CBRNE preparedness.- 6 EU/US Public-Private Partnerships In Developing Protective Countermeasures. 6.1 The role of the business sector in homeland security. 6.2 Cooperation between the business sector, government and First Responders.- 7 The Way Forward. 7.1 Outlook: Where do we go from here? 7.1.1 Capabilities. 7.1.2 Research. 7.1.3 Procurement. 7.1.4 Training. 7.2 Fifty actions recommended. 7.3 Conclusions.
Inhalt
1 Catastrophic Terrorism: Risk Assessment Of The New Threats To First Responders. 1.1 The new situation for First Responders since 9/1 1/2001. 1.2 Lessons learned from past terror attacks. 1.2.1 Sarin attacks in Japan. 1.2.2 Terror attacks with civilian aircraft as guided missiles in New York City and Washington, D.C.- 2 Current Threats To First Responders. 2.1 Threats to First Responders due to radioactive materials. 2.2 Threats to First Responders due to biological materials .2.3 Threats to First Responders due to chemical materials.- 3 Current Detection Capabilities And Their Limitations. 3.1 Radiation detection: the challenge due to alpha emitters. 3.2 Chemical detection: assessment of the hardware capability. 3.2.1 Oxygen sensors. 3.2.2 Combustible gas sensors. 3.2.3 Electrochemical toxic gas sensors. 3.2.4 Colorimetric tubes 3.2.5 Choosing between electrochemical sensors and tubes. 3.2.6 Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). 3.2.7 Photo-ionization Detectors (PIDs). 3.2.8 Strategies for integrating chemical detection techniques in. WMD response.- 4 Current Capabilities Of First Responders In Different Countries. 4.1 Austria. 4.1.1 Operational logistics. 4.1.2 National constraints. 4.2 Israel. 4.2. Security threats. 4.2.2 Integrated countermeasures. 4.3 Russia 4.3.1 Counter-terrorism logistics. 4.3.2 Countering radiological and nuclear terrorism. 4.4 Slovenia. 4.4.1 Past events. 4.4.2 National response. 4.5 United States of America. 4.5.1 Past and present threats. 4.5.2 Lessons (to be) learned. 4.6 Italy. 4.6.1 Background. 4.6.2 Response capability based on uniform systems and equipment. 4.6.3 Eight steps to CBRNE emergency response. 4.6.4 Possible model for E.U. development.- 5 Future Requirements Of The First Responder Community. 5.1 Potential legal aspects relative to First Responders. 5.1.1 The presumption of response to terrorism. 5.1.2 Anticipation of Samaritanism. 5.2 First Responder Needs in the U.S. 5.2.1 Regulatory approach. 5.2.2 CBRNE preparedness.- 6 EU/US Public-Private Partnerships In Developing Protective Countermeasures. 6.1 The role of the business sector in homeland security. 6.2 Cooperation between the business sector, government and First Responders.- 7 The Way Forward. 7.1 Outlook: Where do we go from here? 7.1.1 Capabilities. 7.1.2 Research. 7.1.3 Procurement. 7.1.4 Training. 7.2 Fifty actions recommended. 7.3 Conclusions.
