Science and Technology of Counterterrorism: Measuring Physical and Electronic Security Risk (The) (Softcover)

The Science and Technology of Counterterrorism offers the necessary theoretical foundation to address real-world terrorism scenarios effectively bridging the gap. It provides a powerful security assessment methodology coupled with counterterrorism strategies that are applicable to all terrorism attack vectors. These include biological chemical radiological electromagnetic explosive and electronic or cyberattacks. In addition to rigorous estimates of threat vulnerabilities and the effectiveness of risk mitigation it provides meaningful terrorism risk metrics. Scientists and security professionals often have difficulty communicating making it difficult to implement the best counterterrorism strategies. The Science and Technology of Counterterrorism teaches the reader how to think about terrorism risk and evaluates terrorism scenarios and counterterrorism technologies with sophistication punctuated by humor. Both students and security professionals will significantly benefit from the risk assessment methodologies and guidance on appropriate counterterrorism measures contained within this book.