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Countering Urban Terrorism in Russia and the United States:

Proceedings of a Workshop

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Publication Year:2006


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Glenn E. Schweitzer and A. Chelsea Sharber, Editors, Committee on Counterterrorism, Challenges for Russia and the United States, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, National Research Council, in cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences
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Front Matter i-xiv  
Report of U.S.-Russian Working Group on Energy Vulnerabilities 1-4 (skim)
Report of U.S.-Russian Working Group on Transportation Vulnerabilities 5-8 (skim)
Report of U.S.-Russian Working Group on Cyberterrorism Issues 9-13 (skim)
Cybersecurity and Urban Terrorism Vulnerability of the Emergency Responders 14-24 (skim)
News and Terrorism: Communicating in a Crisis 25-33 (skim)
Problems of Urban Terrorism in Russia 34-39 (skim)
Terrorist Acts in Moscow: Experience and Lessons in Eliminating Their Consequences 40-45 (skim)
Critical Integration and Coordination Issues in Urban Security 46-59 (skim)
Special Characteristics of Firefighting in Urban Areas 60-78 (skim)
A Decision Informatics Approach to Urban Emergency Management 79-94 (skim)
Efforts of Russian Ministries in Implementing Measures to Prevent Acts of Terrorism 95-105 (skim)
Safety and Security in Megacities 106-115 (skim)
The Role of Science and Technology in Homeland Security and Countering Terrorism: Overview of Key Activities at the National Academies 116-127 (skim)
Does the Emergence of Insurgencies Provide Lessons for Terrorism? 128-132 (skim)
Unauthorized Use of Radiation Sources: Measures to Prevent Attacks and Mitigate Consequences 133-150 (skim)
Other Dimensions of Radiological Terrorism 151-159 (skim)
Biological Terrorism: Regional Preparedness 160-166 (skim)
On the Events in Beslan 167-182 (skim)
Measuring Progress, or Lack Thereof, in Combating Terrorism 183-187 (skim)
On Efforts to Counter International Terrorism in the Russian Federation and Possible Areas of U.S.-Russian Cooperation in this Area 188-196 (skim)
Cybercrime and the Training of Specialists to Combat It in Russia 197-206 (skim)
Methodology for Assessing the Risks of Terrorism 207-222 (skim)
Appendix A Methodology for Assessing the Risks of Terrorism 223-237 (skim)
Appendix B Russian Academy of Sciences-U.S. National Academies Joint Committees on Countering Terrorism 238-242 (skim)

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