What is it?

Where does it come from?

Why is it used?
How can we prevent it?
What do we fear about Terrorism?
 Definition of Terrorism
Terrorism actually comes from the Latin
Word Fear
The Unlawful Use of Force Against
Persons or Property to Intimidate or Coerce
a Government, the Civilian Population, or
Segment Thereof, in the Furtherance of
Political or Social Objectives.(Source FBI)

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FALLOUT SHELTER
Terrorism

Is an unlawful act of violence

Intimidates governments or societies

Goal is to achieve political, religious or

ideological objectives

Arthur H. Garrison
warfare seeks to conquer territories
and capture cities;

terrorism seeks to hurt a few people and

to scare a lot of people in order to make
a point NYTimes, 1/6/2000

Putting the horror in the minds of the

audience, and not necessarily on the screen
 Terrorism Priorities

Today
Biological
Conventional Weapons
Dirty Bombs

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Property of Terrorism

Terrorism is different from regular crime

because of its strong political properties
The definition of terrorism can vary from
people to people due to the differences in
standpoint
One persons terrorist can be anothers
fighter
The Terrorist
and their
Thinking

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Fear always springs from ignorance.
Emerson, 1837
 Modern History of Terrorism
Terrorism is Asymmetric Warfare.
Asymmetric warfare is the use of apparently

random/unpredictable violence by an weak

military against a stronger military to gain
advantage. (Allen, 1997).
The key of Asymmetric warfare is using

unexpected, unconventional tactics in combat

(Craig, 1998).

Arthur H. Garrison
 Terrorism conclusions
Terrorism is an ancient tactic.
Terrorism is a mode of communication.
Terrorism is a special type of violence and
Asymmetrical warfare.
Terrorism is used in times of peace, conflicts and
war.
Terrorism is designed to make a point, through
psychological means, fear.
Terrorism is a political act.

Arthur H. Garrison
Two Types of
Groups
Domestic/
National

International

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 Terrorist Motives
Ethnic Cleansing
Damage Infrastructure
Disrupt Normal Life
Direct Kill of an
Enemy

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 Terrorist Motives
Undermine Confidence In Government
- Requires Media Coverage
- Should effect as many people as possible
- Must last long enough to overwhelm (NYC)
Local resources
Media audience
- Usually directed towards injury fatality
(International Terrorist)

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 Target Selection
Based on:

Motive
Type of Device Available
Type of Deployment
Method Available

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 Thinking Outside the Box

They ARE!!

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Types of Terrorist Incidents
Four Primary Types for
Emergency Services

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 Terrorist Incidents
Explosives and Arson
Nuclear Materials
Biological Agents
Chemical Agents

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 Explosives and Arson
70% of Attacks Worldwide
Maximizes Property Damage
Target Individuals (Letter or Package
Bombs)
Destroy Building, Aircraft, Monuments,
etc..
Large Devices, Truck or Car Bombs

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Suspicious Thing to Look for

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Operational Procedures for
Terrorist Incidents

FACTORS FOR PREPARING

Common Weapons
Stand-off Weapons
Super Terrorism

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 Operational Changes
Emergency Services strategic thinker must
be willing to think the unthinkable so that
appropriate responses may be conceived.
Do not overstate the threat.

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 Terrorist Units and Cells:
Training A Functional Approach
Recruitment
Instructors
Sites
Equipment
Logistics
Funding
Equipment &
Sources: supplies
Operations
crime, harvesting Other essentials One-man
Processing and Sources Team
management, Multilateral/
Nation States
Intelligence collaborative

Supplied
Gathered
Internet/other
open source
Information
and politics
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 Government Response
Training to Terrorism:
Recruitment
A Functional Approach
Instructors
Sites
Equipment
Logistics
Funding
Equipment &
Sources: supplies
Operations
Federal, State and Other essentials One-man
Local Taxes Sources Team
Multilateral/
Intelligence collaborative

Supplied
Gathered
Internet/other
open source
Information
and politics
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Terrorism and Weapons of
Mass Destruction

Terrorist Targets and their

Weapons

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Biological terrorism
Dispersal of microbes or their toxins to
produce illness, death and terror
The paths of infection can be contaminated
water, food, air and packages.
Microbes
Bacteria
Viruses
Toxins

Phillip L. Coule, M.D. 30

Anatomy of a Bioterrorist Attack

Terrorism takes much

Preparation Time and planning
5 years

Execution 1 day
Diagnosed case 3 days
First Death

Multiple deaths
 Nuclear Terrorism

Spreading of radioactive materials through

ventilation system or explosion
Disable nuclear reactor cooling system and
cause leakage of radioactive materials
Detonate a nuclear weapon
No use of nuclear material for non-military
terrorism has ever occurred
 Common Weapons
Fertilizer Bombs
Dynamite
Semtex
Automatic and Semi-automatic and Pistols
remain the weapons of choice.

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 Stand-Off Weapons
American Stinger
Russian SA-7 Hand-Held Anti-Aircraft
missiles
US Army Light Anti-tank Weapon (LAW)
Russian RPG-7 Anti-Tank Weapon
And Increasing Bombing Technologies.

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Where is Terrorism Going?

The CYBER
World

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HE IS!!!!!!!!!

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Prevention of Terrorism

Primary prevention:
Education!!!
Understand the differences in cultures, religions,
beliefs and human behaviors
Think of the peace, freedom and equality of all
human beings, not just my group of people
Eliminate the root of terrorism
Prevention of Terrorism

Secondary prevention:
Establish surveillance and monitoring system on
terrorism attack
Improve protective system for citizens
Prevention of Terrorism

Tertiary prevention
Early detection of the sources
Prevent the extension of impairments
Rescue the survivors
Console the rest of the population
Conclusion
Terrorism is unlawful act
Terrorism has a long history of being used to
achieve political, religious and ideological
objectives
Terrorism can be conducted through firearms,
explosive devices and biological, chemical,
nuclear materials
Even through the events of 2001,the risk of
dying from terrorism has remained much
lower than that from motor vehicles, smoking,
and alcoholic beverage.
 The only thing we
have to fear is
fear itself. FDR, 1933

Fears are educated into us & can,

if we wish, be educated out.