Download or read book Nuclear Terrorism and National Preparedness written by Samuel Apikyan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nuclear crisis in Fukushima and growing threats of nuclear terrorism must serve as a wake-up call, prompting greater action to prepare ourselves for nuclear and radiological disasters. Our strategy to prepare for these threats is multi-layered and the events of these past years have proved the necessity to re-evaluate the national and international preparedness goals on a scale never before considered. The programme of NATO Advanced Research Workshop on “Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Threats” has been focused on science and technology challenges associated with our need to improve the national and international capacity and capability to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from the nuclear and radiological disasters, including nuclear and radiological accident, terrorist attack by Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) or by “Dirty Bomb”-Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD), that pose the greatest risk to the national and international security and safety.
Download or read book Assessing Medical Preparedness to Respond to a Terrorist Nuclear Event written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-09-19 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nuclear attack on a large U.S. city by terrorists-even with a low-yield improvised nuclear device (IND) of 10 kilotons or less-would cause a large number of deaths and severe injuries. The large number of injured from the detonation and radioactive fallout that would follow would be overwhelming for local emergency response and health care systems to rescue and treat, even assuming that these systems and their personnel were not themselves incapacitated by the event. The United States has been struggling for some time to address and plan for the threat of nuclear terrorism and other weapons of mass destruction that terrorists might obtain and use. The Department of Homeland Security recently contracted with the Institute of Medicine to hold a workshop, summarized in this volume, to assess medical preparedness for a nuclear detonation of up to 10 kilotons. This book provides a candid and sobering look at our current state of preparedness for an IND, and identifies several key areas in which we might begin to focus our national efforts in a way that will improve the overall level of preparedness.
Download or read book Nationwide Response Issues After an Improvised Nuclear Device Attack written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-01-26 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our nation faces the distinct possibility of a catastrophic terrorist attack using an improvised nuclear device (IND), according to international and U.S. intelligence. Detonation of an IND in a major U.S. city would result in tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of victims and would overwhelm public health, emergency response, and health care systems, not to mention creating unprecedented social and economic challenges. While preparing for an IND may seem futile at first glance, thousands of lives can be saved by informed planning and decision making prior to and following an attack. In 2009, the Institute of Medicine published the proceedings of a workshop assessing the health and medical preparedness for responding to an IND detonation. Since that time, multiple federal and other publications have added layers of detail to this conceptual framework, resulting in a significant body of literature and guidance. However, there has been only limited planning effort at the local level as much of the federal guidance has not been translated into action for states, cities and counties. According to an informal survey of community preparedness by the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO), planning for a radiation incident ranked lowest in priority among other hazards by 2,800 local health departments. The focus of Nationwide Response Issues After an Improvised Nuclear Device Attack: Medical and Public Health Considerations for Neighboring Jurisdictions: Workshop Summary is on key response requirements faced by public health and health care systems in response to an IND detonation, especially those planning needs of outlying state and local jurisdictions from the detonation site. The specific meeting objectives were as follows: - Understand the differences between types of radiation incidents and implications of an IND attack on outlying communities. -Highlight current planning efforts at the federal, state, and local level as well as challenges to the implementation of operational plans. -Examine gaps in planning efforts and possible challenges and solutions. -Identify considerations for public health reception centers: how public health and health care interface with functions and staffing and how radiological assessments and triage be handled. -Discuss the possibilities and benefits of integration of disaster transport systems. -Explore roles of regional health care coalitions in coordination of health care response.
Download or read book Combating Nuclear Terrorism Preliminary Observations on Preparedness to Recover from Possible Attacks Using Radiological Or Nuclear Materials written by Gene Aloise and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A terrorist¿s use of a radiological dispersal device (RDD) or improvised nuclear device (IND) to release radioactive materials (RM) into the environ. could have devastating consequences. This testimony examines: (1) the extent to which fed. agencies are planning to fulfill their responsibilities to assist cities and their states in cleaning up areas contaminated with RM from RDD and IND incidents; (2) what is known about the fed. government¿s capability to effectively cleanup areas contaminated with RM from RDD and IND incidents; and (3) suggestions from gov¿t. emerg. mgmt. officials on ways to improve fed. preparedness to provide assistance to recover from RDD and IND incidents. Also discusses the situation in the United Kingdom.
Download or read book Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical Radiological Nuclear and Biological Terrorist Attacks written by Lynn E. Davis and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2003-09-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individual preparedness is an important element of our nation's strategy for homeland security. This report adopts a scenario-driven approach that provides a rigorous way to identify actions-linked specifically to terrorist attacks-individuals can take to protect their health and safety. The result is an individual's strategy across four types of terrorist attacks-chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological-consisting of overarching goals and simple and directive response and preparatory actions. The actions are appropriate regardless of likelihood of an attack, scale of attack, or government alert level; designed to be sensitive to potential variations; and defined in terms of simple rules that should be easy for individuals to adopt.
Download or read book A Citizen s Guide to Terrorism Preparedness and Response written by and published by American. This book was released on 2003 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Combating Nuclear Terrorism written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Preliminary Observations on Preparedness to Recover from Possible Attacks Using Radiological or Nuclear Materials
Download or read book Countering Terrorism written by Russian Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the proceedings of the fourth U.S.-Russian interacademy workshop on the general theme of countering terrorism, which was held in Moscow in March 2007. The fourth in a series, this volume continues to explore topics related to urban terrorism, but with a new emphasis on potential attacks involving biological agents, transportation networks, and energy systems. The other books in the series include: High Impact Terrorism: Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop (2002) Terrorism: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Improving Responses: U.S.-Russian Workshop Proceedings (2004) Countering Urban Terrorism in Russia and the United States: Proceedings of a Workshop (2006)
Download or read book Nuclear Risks and Preparedness written by Kevin Gunther Briggs and published by Usdpi LLC. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuclear Risks and Preparedness (Updated First Edition) provides over 750 pages of up to date and potentially life-saving information on how to prepare for nuclear disasters, terrorism, and war. It is intended to provide the best UNCLASSIFIED, publicly available information about nuclear risks to America and how to survive these risks. It explains the growing threats we face from nuclear weapons and EMP, as well as the continuing risks we face from nuclear power plants. It explains nuclear dangers from both a technical and historical perspective. It also explains how some other countries pose a nuclear threat to America and maps out the greatest risk areas in the USA and Canada. It also provides numerous practical ways you can minimize your risks. Millions of people can be saved if the simple, practical preparedness steps in this book are taken. It provides in-depth discussions on many aspects of nuclear preparedness, to include: antidotes to radiation, blast/fallout sheltering designs, food storage and water purification, EMP protection, radiation monitoring equipment, and immediate actions to take in the event of a disaster. This book is urgently needed because: (1) The risk of the USA being attacked with nuclear weapons is growing, which would then also threaten Canada and Mexico; we could be attacked at any time; (2) Nuclear terrorism is a growing threat to the U.S. and cannot be assuredly deterred or prevented; and (3) Several countries have threatened the USA with a nuclear attack within the last few years. A nuclear weapon could kill from thousands to millions if burst in a city and a single nuclear weapon EMP burst over the USA could kill 200+ million within one year. This unabridged edition contains targeting maps for all 50 States and Canada as well as additional information on nuclear power plant risks, sheltering, and food in nuclear emergencies.
Download or read book Understanding Radiologic and Nuclear Terrorism as Public Health Threats written by Daniel J. Barnett and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nuclear Threats and Security Challenges written by Samuel Apikyan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the dissolution of the Soviet Union the nuclear threats facing the world are constantly evolving and have grown more complex since the end of the Cold War. The diversion of complete weapon systems or nuclear material to rogue nations and terrorist organizations has increased. The events of the past years have proved the necessity to reevaluate these threats on a level never before considered. In recognition that no single country possesses all of the answers to the critical scientific, institutional and legal questions associated with combating nuclear and radiological terrorism, the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on “Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Threats” and this proceeding was structured to promote wide-ranging, multi-national exploration of critical technology needs and underlying scientific challenges to reducing the threat of nuclear/radiological terrorism; to illustrate through country-specific presentations how resulting technologies were used in national programs; and to outline the role of legal, policy and institutional frameworks in countering nuclear/ radiological terrorism. One key outcome of this book is better understanding of the interdependent contributions from across the international community of the scientific and technological components and the legal, policy and institutional components to combating nuclear and radiological threats.
Download or read book Combating Nuclear Terrorism written by Gene Aloise and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A terrorist's use of a radiological dispersal device (RDD) or improvised nuclear device (IND) to release radioactive materials into the environment could have devastating consequences. This report examined: (1) the extent to which the federal government is planning to fulfill its responsibilities to help cities and their states clean up contaminated areas from RDD and IND incidents; (2) what is known about the federal government's capability to effectively clean up these contaminated areas; and (3) suggestions for improving federal preparedness to help cities and states recover from these incidents. The report also discusses recovery activities in the United Kingdom. Includes recommendations. Illustrations.
Download or read book Nuclear Risks and Preparedness written by Kevin Briggs and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuclear Risks and Preparedness (Abridged First Edition) provides nearly 500 pages of up to date and potentially life-saving information on how to prepare for nuclear disasters, terrorism, and war. It is intended to provide the best UNCLASSIFIED, publicly available information about nuclear risks to America and how to survive these risks. It explains the growing threats we face from nuclear weapons and EMP, as well as the continuing risks we face from nuclear power plants. It explains nuclear dangers from both a technical and historical perspective. It also explains how some other countries pose a nuclear threat to America and maps out the greatest risk areas in the USA and Canada. It also provides numerous practical ways you can minimize your risks. Millions of people can be saved if the simple, practical preparedness steps in this book are taken. It provides in-depth discussions on many aspects of nuclear preparedness, to include: antidotes to radiation, blast/fallout sheltering designs, food storage and water purification, EMP protection, radiation monitoring equipment, and immediate actions to take in the event of a disaster. This book is urgently needed because: (1) The risk of the USA being attacked with nuclear weapons is growing, which would then also threaten Canada and Mexico; we could be attacked at any time; (2) Nuclear terrorism is a growing threat to the U.S. and cannot be assuredly deterred or prevented; and (3) Several countries have threatened the USA with a nuclear attack within the last few years. A nuclear weapon could kill from thousands to millions if burst in a city and a single nuclear weapon EMP burst over the USA could kill 200+ million within one year. While this abridged edition does not contain targeting maps for all 50 States and Canada, it does include maps for California, Colorado, Texas, New York, and Washington DC. The other major difference between this Abridged Edition and the full unabridged version is that this book has abbreviated sections on Nuclear Power Plant risks, sheltering, and food in nuclear emergencies (although the most relevant information is retained).
Download or read book Protecting Our Nation Since 9 11 01 written by and published by Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This book was released on 2004 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines additional actions taken by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to protect our nation's nuclear facilities against terrorist attacks.
Download or read book Countering Terrorism written by Arnold M. Howitt and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ways in which federal, state, and local institutions should integrate their efforts to prepare for future terrorist threats.
Download or read book Nuclear Terrorism Response Plans written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This section provides information on the characteristics of RDD and IND attacks, major cities considered at high risk of terrorist act, core capabilities for all hazards preparedness, and response planning and associated federal guidance in the national preparedness system.
Download or read book Terrorism And Global Security written by Louis Rene Beres and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forfatteren skriver om faren for at terrorgrupper kan anvende kernevåben eller radioaktivt materiale i forbindelse med udøvelse af terror, herunder forhold, der kan fremkalde den form for terror, de former denne slags terrorisme kan antage og de mulige følger, samt overvejelser over hvordan denne form for terrorisme kan begrænses.
