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Category : Arson
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Explosives Incidents
Author: Explosives Incidents Report
Author: Reducing the Threat of Improvised Explosive Device Attacks by Restricting Access to Explosive Precursor Chemicals
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309464072
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a type of unconventional explosive weapon that can be deployed in a variety of ways, and can cause loss of life, injury, and property damage in both military and civilian environments. Terrorists, violent extremists, and criminals often choose IEDs because the ingredients, components, and instructions required to make IEDs are highly accessible. In many cases, precursor chemicals enable this criminal use of IEDs because they are used in the manufacture of homemade explosives (HMEs), which are often used as a component of IEDs. Many precursor chemicals are frequently used in industrial manufacturing and may be available as commercial products for personal use. Guides for making HMEs and instructions for constructing IEDs are widely available and can be easily found on the internet. Other countries restrict access to precursor chemicals in an effort to reduce the opportunity for HMEs to be used in IEDs. Although IED attacks have been less frequent in the United States than in other countries, IEDs remain a persistent domestic threat. Restricting access to precursor chemicals might contribute to reducing the threat of IED attacks and in turn prevent potentially devastating bombings, save lives, and reduce financial impacts. Reducing the Threat of Improvised Explosive Device Attacks by Restricting Access to Explosive Precursor Chemicals prioritizes precursor chemicals that can be used to make HMEs and analyzes the movement of those chemicals through United States commercial supply chains and identifies potential vulnerabilities. This report examines current United States and international regulation of the chemicals, and compares the economic, security, and other tradeoffs among potential control strategies.
Arson and Explosives Incidents Report
Author: Bombs, IEDs, and Explosives
Author: Paul R. LaskaPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1498714501
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A guide on procedures, administration, and equipment, Bombs, IEDs, and Explosives: Identification, Investigation, and Disposal Techniques introduces concepts, basic knowledge, and necessary skill sets for bomb technicians. It covers topics such as training resources, bomb threat and incident response, legal aspects of bomb disposal, explosives and
Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309061261
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
In response to the rising concern of the American public over illegal bombings, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms asked the National Research Council to examine possible mechanisms for reducing this threat. The committee examined four approaches to reducing the bombing threat: addition of detection markers to explosives for pre-blast detection, addition of identification taggants to explosives for post-blast identification of bombers, possible means to render common explosive materials inert, and placing controls on explosives and their precursors. The book makes several recommendations to reduce the number of criminal bombings in this country.
Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards
Author: U.S. Army Improvised Munitions Handbook
Author: Department of the ArmyPublisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1616083840
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Like The Anarchist Cookbook if it were written by the U.S...
Explosives Investigation Coordination Between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Author: Glenn A. FinePublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 143792476X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
The FBI and the ATF share jurisdiction for investigating fed. explosive crimes. These components have historically developed separate and often conflicting approaches to explosives investigations and related activities such as explosives training, info. sharing, and forensic analysis. This report examines the FBI¿s and ATF¿s operations of explosives-related activities from FY 2003 through April 2009. It evaluated the coordination between the FBI and ATF in explosive investigations, incl. the effectiveness of explosive incident protocols to determine lead agency jurisdiction, the extent of info. sharing and consolidation of explosives data, the degree of training coordination, and the use of lab. resources for explosives analysis. Charts and tables.
Emergency Response Guidebook
Author: U.S. Department of TransportationPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1626363765
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.