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Reports
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Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks. 2003.
- "This report defines a strategy that individuals could adopt to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks involving chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological weapons."
Source: RAND (All by Source | Source Website).
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Chemical Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Emergency Management :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Security for Business and Private Citizens :
What You Can Do/Neighborhood Terrorism Prevention
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Nuclear Nonproliferation: Focusing on the Highest Priority Radiological Sources Could Improve DOE's Efforts to Secure Sources in Foreign Countries. March 2007.
- "In January 2007, GAO issued a report— Nuclear Nonproliferation: DOE's International Radiological Threat Reduction Program Needs to Focus Future Efforts on Securing the Highest Priority Radiological Sources, (GAO-07-282)—that addressed these matters.To carry out its work, GAO reviewed DOE policies, plans and budgets; observed installed physical security upgrades; and interviewed senior DOE, Department of State (State), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-07-580T.
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Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Regional, Hemispheric, or Limited Jurisdiction Agreements :
Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Nuclear Nonproliferation: DOE's International Radiological Threat Reduction Program Needs to Focus Future Efforts on Securing the Highest Priority Radiological Sources. January 2007.
- "GAO was asked to (1) assess DOE's progress in helping other countries secure their high-risk sources, (2) identify DOE's current and planned program costs, and (3) describe coordination between DOE and U.S. and international agencies to secure sources in other countries."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-07-282.
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Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Regional, Hemispheric, or Limited Jurisdiction Agreements :
Weapons of Mass Destruction
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4.
Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Federal Efforts to Respond to Nuclear and Radiological Threats and to Protect Emergency Response Capabilities Could Be Strengthened. September 2006.
- DOE and DHS report improvements that could be made to further protect against and respond to a nuclear or radiological threat. GAO througoughly reviews the suggested improvements and states whether or not the benefits of the improvements are worth the costs.
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-06-1015.
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Emergency Management :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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5.
Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Federal Efforts to Respond to Nuclear and Radiological Threats and to Protect Key Emergency Response Facilities Could Be Strengthened. September 2006.
- "The Department of Energy (DOE) maintains emergency response capabilities and assets to quickly respond to potential nuclear and radiological threats in the United States."This report discusses (1) the benefits of using DOE's aerial background radiation surveys to enhance emergency response capabilities and (2) the physical security measures in place at DOE's two key emergency response facilities and whether they are consistent with DOE guidance.
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-285T.
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First Responders :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Homeland Defense: National Guard Bureau Needs to Clarify Civil Support Teams' Mission and Address Management Challenges. May 2006.
- This report discusses "the extent to which (1) the CSTs [Civil Support Teams] are ready to conduct their mission and (2) effective administrative mechanisms are in place for the CSTs."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-06-498.
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Chemical Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Military Issues :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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"Dirty Bomb" Attack: Assessing New York City's Level of Preparedness from a First Responder's Perspective. March 2006.
- The thesis proposes ways in which citizens and first responders in NYC might better prepare themselves for a "dirty bomb", or radiological dispersal device (RDD), attack. It proposes a public education plan and a shelter-in-place plan for employees in high-rise buildings, as well as inter-agency coordination for the first responders.
Source: Naval Postgraduate School (All by Source | Source Website).
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Emergency Management :
First Responders :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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8.
Transcendental Terrorism And Dirty Bombs: Radiological Weapons Threat Revisited. February 2006.
- "This paper analyzes the potential for terrorists to employ radiological weapons against the United States and makes recommendations for countering the gaps in security that terrorists will exploit while embarking on such an endeavor. The paper's primary hypothesis is that radiological dispersion devices, contrary to popular contemporary analysis, possess extreme lethal potential. When combined with the prevalent trend for terrorists to maximize the death and destruction associated with their attacks, radiological dispersion devices, unlike other weapons of mass destruction, offer a unique opportunity as radioactive material is readily available and requires unsophisticated technology and knowledge to weaponize."
Source: Center for Strategy and Technology, U.S. Air Force Air War College (All by Source | Source Website).
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Domestic Cases :
Terrorist Events and Activities
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Radiological Dispersal Devices: Select Issues in Consequence Management. December 2004.
- This Congressional Research Service (CRS) report discusses "issues of potential congressional interest include the level of federal funding for research and development of medical countermeasures against RDDs and the appropriateness of current standards for environmental decontamination following an RDD attack."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RS21766.
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ATTACHMENT A: Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions, 1 July Through 31 December 2003. November 2004.
- This report to Congress by the Central Intelligence Agency discusses the acquisition of dual-use and other technology useful for the development or production of weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological weapons) and advanced conventional munitions by foreign countries; and trends in the acquisition of this technology by countries. The report covers the preceding 6 months from the date the report was submitted to Congress. This report discusses Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, and Syria.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Chemical Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Intelligence and Intelligence Sharing :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Redefining Readiness: Terrorism Planning Through the Eyes of the Public. September 2004.
- This study describes how Americans would "react to protective instructions in two terrorist attacks: a smallpox outbreak and the explosion of a dirty bomb."
Source: Center for the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health (All by Source | Source Website).
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Mental Health :
Smallpox
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12.
Address by Mr. Gijs de Vries, Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, at the Seminar on EU Cooperation in Preparing for Attacks with CBRN-Agents. July 2004.
- This speech discusses the European Union's agenda for countering and preparing for the threat of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear terrorist attack.
Source: Council of the European Union (All by Source | Source Website).
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Chemical Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc. :
Regional, Hemispheric, or Limited Jurisdiction Agreements :
Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Protecting the European Homeland: The CBR Dimension. July 2004.
- This report by Gustav Lindstrom discusses the European Union's "activities in the area of chemical, biological and radiological protection. The focus is on policies and preparations to deal with the aftermath of a CBR event."
Source: Institute for Security Studies - European Union (ISS-EU) (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: Chaillot Paper No. 69.
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Chemical Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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Project BioShield Act of 2004. June 2004.
- "An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections and countermeasures against chemical, radiological, or nuclear agents that may be used in a terrorist attack against the United States by giving the National Institutes of Health contracting flexibility, infrastructure improvements, and expediting the scientific peer review process, and streamlining the Food and Drug Administration approval process of countermeasures."
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Chemical Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Domestic Legislation :
Legal Material :
National Security :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Public Health
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Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Preventing and Defending Against Clandestine Nuclear Attack. June 2004.
- "It is a central thesis of this report that clandestine nuclear attack and defense against it should be treated as an emerging aspect of strategic warfare and that it should warrant national and DoD attention that is serious as that devoted to missile defense."
Source: Defense Science Board, U.S. Department of Defense (All by Source | Source Website). Large File: 1.3+ Mb.
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Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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Department of Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Program Annual Report to Congress. May 2004.
- "This report is intended to assess: (1) the overall readiness of the Armed Forces to fight in a chemical-biological warfare environment and steps taken and planned to be taken to improve such readiness; and,
(2) requirements for the chemical and biological warfare defense program, including requirements for training, detection, and protective equipment, for medical prophylaxis,and for treatment of casualties resulting from use of chemical and biological weapons."
Source: Department of Defense, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Chemical Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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Homeland Security: DHS Needs a Strategy to Use DOE's Laboratories for Research on Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Detection and Response Technologies. May 2004.
- This report examines "(1) whether DHS has completed a strategic R&D plan and coordinated its efforts with other federal agencies, (2) how DHS plans to use DOE's laboratories to carry out its R&D, and (3) what controls DHS is establishing to monitor projects at DOE's laboratories."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-04-653.
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Chemical Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Homeland Security :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense
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Report on Activities and Programs for Countering Proliferation and NBC Terrorism: Executive Summary - Volume 1. May 2004.
- This report of the Counterproliferation Program Review Committee (CPRC) discusses "activities and
programs related to countering proliferation, including paramilitary and terrorist nuclear, biological,
and chemical (NBC) threats."
Source: Counterproliferation Program Review Committee (CPRC) (All by Source). Large File: 1.3+ Mb.
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Biological Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Chemical Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Nuclear Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Weapons of Mass Destruction
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National Assessment of the Status of Planning for Public Health Preparedness for Chemical and Radiological Contaminating Terrorism: Findings and Recommendations. April 2004.
- This report, from the Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), "measured state and territories' epidemiologic preparedness for chemical and radiological events, identified gaps in overall planning, resources and interagency agreements regarding chemical or radiological emergencies. The report focuses on public health agencies' responsibilities and their efforts to plan and coordinate with emergency response agencies and first responders." Reprinted with permission from CSTE.
Source: Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) (All by Source | Source Website).
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Chemical Terrorism, Weapons, Security and Defense :
Emergency Management :
Public Health
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Terrorist "Dirty Bombs": A Brief Primer. April 2004.
- This Congressional Research Service (CRS) report discusses the radiological dispersal device (RDD). The following issues are discussed: controlling sources, detecting radiation, and preparing for and responding to an attack.
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RS21528.
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Emergency Management :
First Responders
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