NATO and Terrorism

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides information about how leading agencies across the NATO membership are preparing to confront and respond to terrorists deploying Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Weapons of Mass Killing (WMK) and Weapons of Mass Disruption (WMDi). Based on contributions by experts from NATO member states, Israel and the Russian Federation, this book offers information on fourth generation warfare as a new challenge to first responders. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Contributors. Introduction. Overview. The
issue. Emergency planning and terrorism. The framework. Security threat
assessment. Preparing for natural hazards vs. terror attack: a matter of risk.
The new risk environment. Unconventional use of conventional explosives.
Radiological weapons. Weapons of mass destruction. Emergency management
challenges. Challenges to law enforcement due to a major terror attack.
Challenges due to NRBC threats. Covert versus overt terror attack. Response by
law enforcement agents. Prevention and disruption by law enforcement agents.
General indicators of CBRNE terrorist activities. Legal aspects of emergency
situations. The importance of legal measures during pre- and post-attack
periods. Terrorism versus catastrophic terrorism. Criminal justices responses.
Tort law as a societal mechanism to protect the innocent injured. Tort lawsuits
in a post-9/11 world. Breaking the mold. Distributive justice model and its
limitations. Not unusual policy. Fund replacement of tort action for victims of
WMVs. Policy correction needed. Legal issues for emergency management planning.
Protection against terrorism through emergency management structures. Structures
for managing alerting and warning. Public Alerting and Warning. Public Warning
Technical Systems. Post Event Messages.Role of Government versus Responsibility
of Individual. Emergency Management Structures for Managing Response. Local,
State and Federal Structures. Evacuation or Shelter in Place. Federal Structures
for Rendering Aid. Non-Governmental Organizations' Role. Using Technology to Aid
Planning and Response. Air Modeling. Land Use-Based Modeling. Structural
Engineering as Mitigation. Cross Border Interoperability Across Systems.
Communications Systems. Interoperable Equipment. Coordination/Command and
Control Systems. Receiving External Help - Existing Systems. Special Challenges
for Cross-Border Law Enforcement. International disaster response.United Kingdom
National Overview. Overview of UK Preparedness. Training and Exercises. Case
Study: London Bombings July 2005. National emergency preparedness in the
Netherlands: Uncertainty in doing the right things. Change In Risk Awareness.
The Dutch Crisis Control Organization. A Scientific Approach to Emergency
Management. German Civil Protection. Federal Risk Assessment and Central
Emeregency response. The Level of Capacity of First Responders. Protection
Against Terrorism through Emergency Management Structures in Norway.
Justification and Rationale for Emergency Preparedness. Norwegian Emergency
Preparedness - Principles and Priorities. Norwegian Legislation and Regulations
on Emergency Preparedness. Structural Framework. First Responder Community in
Norway. Danish Emergency Preparedness. Principles and Priorities. Danish
Legislation and Regulations on Emergency Preparedness. Structural Framework.
First Responders in Denmark. Norwegian and Danish Emergency Preparedness
Compared. Emergency Preparedness in Portugal. The U.S. Response to Catastrophic
Urban Disasters. Preparatory Phase. Command and Control. Phases of Response.
Search Concept of Operations. The Role of Specialists. Special Search
Operations. Conclusion. National Emergency preparedness in case of terrorism in
Russia. EMERCOM Organization.Operational Plans within EMERCOM. Management
Actions. Action Plan. The Beslan School Terror Attack. Response to
Unconventional Terrorist Attacks in Israel. Homefront Command. Terrorism
Response Planning and Training. Phased response to a terror attack. NATO and
consequence management: The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre.
Introduction. The Role of NATO and EADRCC. The International staff: Ops Division
organization. Steps taken after a request for assistance.I nventory of national
chemical, biological and radiological capabilities. Examples of NATO response
capabilities. Training and Exercises. NATO SHAPE/Allied Command Operations.
EuropeanUnion Civil Protection Mechanism. Maintaining preparedness. Lessons
learned. Organization for the prevention of chemical weapons. Roles and
expertise. Intervention capabilities. The Way Forward. Research and development
needs in field response to terrorism. Introduction. The catastrophic risk model
as a basis for R&D on emergency management. R&D into Urban Warfare and Terrorist
Capability. Strategic operations model for scientific innovation. Timelines for
deliverables. Short-term challenges for R&D. Mid-term challenges for R&D.
Long-term challenges for R&D. Conclusions and recommendations.International
challenges in cooperation against terrorism.Conclusions of the workshop.
Research and improvement program for NATO member states. Security Threat
Assessment. Protection against terrorism through emergency management
structures. Research and development needs in field response to terrorism.
International disaster response. Managing a radiological attack. Conclusions and
next steps. Appendix 1: List of Participants.Appendix 2: Fourth Generation
Warfare. Appendix 3: Review of the Brazilian Emergency Management After The
Radiological Incident in Goiania in 1987. Appendix 4: Review of the US Emergency
Management After the Terror Attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001.
Appendix 5: Review of the US Emergency Management After the Hurricane "Katrina,"
August 29 - September 1, 2005. References. Acronyms. Index. 

Autoreninfo

Prof. Dr. Friedrich Steinhäusler ist seit Jahren EU-Evaluator und Projektkoordinator im Bereich Sicherheit. Der Salzburger koordiniert das EU-Projekt "CAST", bei dem Angriffe mit nuklearen, biologischen und chemischen Massenvernichtungswaffen simuliert werden. Er war maßgeblich an der Erstellung der weltweit größten Datenbank über Nuklearschmuggel außerhalb der US-Nachrichtendienste beteiligt und leitete drei Sicherheitsexpertengruppen für die NATO.