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Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism
Bin Laden, Osama, 295
Biometrics, 217 , 226 , 320 , 329–330 , 361
Bioterrorism, 7-8 , 32 , 65-67 , 84-85 , 104 , 315-316 .
See also Human and agricultural health systems
BLASTEX software, 255–256
Bomb Data Registry (FBI), 253 , 257
Border Patrol, 213 n
Bremer Commission, 336–337
Buildings, major and monumental, 252–258 .
See also Cities and fixed infrastructure
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), 121 , 253 , 257
Bureau of Reclamation, 252
Bush, George W., 1 , 211 , 281 , 339
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Catastrophic terrorism, 26–27
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 67–68 , 75–77 , 79–81 , 85 , 90 , 101–102 , 276 , 354
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 318
Chemical agents. See also Toxic chemicals and explosive materials
approximate toxicity of selected chemical agents, 110
explosives, 49 , 60 , 112–113 , 247 , 257 , 263
explosives detection, 114 , 206 , 228 , 361
industrial chemicals, 111–112 , 121–122 , 128 , 205 , 211 , 248
military chemical weapons, 109–111
sensors of, 113–117 , 321
treatment of injuries that result from, 129–131
Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), 129
Chemical Weapons Convention, 110–111
Cities and fixed infrastructure, 16–17 , 31 , 35 , 238–266
electrical supply interruptions, 252
emergency operations centers, 239–245
information technology systems and communications, 252
major and monumental buildings, 252–258
stadiums and other places for large public gatherings, 258–261
transportation and distribution systems, 252
underground facilities, including tunnels, 262–265
water supply and wastewater systems, 245–252
Civil liberties. See Privacy and civil liberties
Coding issues. See Computer code
Cold War, 5 , 29 , 59 , 283 , 338 , 370
Collaboration, cross-agency, 331–332 , 338–339 , 350
Command, control, communications, and information (C3I) systems, 11 , 146 , 148 , 158–166 .
See also Communications for first responders
ad hoc interoperability, 159–160
communications during an emergency, 160–163 , 165–166
Commercial value for counterterrorism technologies and dual-use strategies, 23 , 33 , 132 , 334 , 360–362
in the bioterrorism area, 67–68 , 97 , 131
information technology, 149 , 361
sensors, 117 , 132 , 361
transportation systems, 220–223 , 232 , 361
Commission on Aviation Safety and Security in the White House, 219 n, 221 n, 227 n
Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism, 3 , 183 n
Communication with the public, 17 , 62 , 93–94 , 162–163 , 275–276
Communications for first responders, 2 , 11 , 137 , 144 , 146 , 158–166 , 172 , 174 , 230 , 241 , 243 , 245 , 258 , 277
Complex and interdependent systems, 18–19 , 31 , 35 , 287–312 .
See also Systems analysis and systems engineering
counterterrorism threat modeling, 294–300
implications for education, 309–310
infrastructure modeling, 300–305
modeling challenges for counterterrorism, 305–309
systems approach to counterterrorism, 288–290
systems management issues, 290–294
Computer code, improving, 154–155 , 367
Computer Emergency Response Team, 145
Congress, 339–340 , 342 , 345–350 , 354 , 363
Congressional Budget Office (CBO), 350
Congressional Research Service (CRS), 350 , 370
CONWEP software, 255–256