Anti Terrorism and Force Protection Applications in Facilities

Abstract

Terrorist attacks were once predominately focused on US military posts or US embassies overseas, and the perception has been the danger was 'over there'. However there have been recent foreign and domestic terrorist attacks have occurring in the US. The most common form of the attack is a moving or stationary vehicle to carrying home-made explosives and detonating it at Federal, commercial, industrial, or educational facilities which are perceived symbols of the US. This report will review the general properties of a bomb blast, defense plan development, the concept of defense in depth for an urban planning layout, and preventing progressive collapse of a structure. A review of lessons learned from the case study of the 1993 World Trade Center, Oklahoma City, Beirut, and Khobar Towers. The last area will be final conclusions and recommendations when considering defensive applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA417687

Entities

People

  • R. A. Lim

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Blast
  • Construction
  • Crime
  • Department Of Defense
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Force Protection
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Passenger Vehicles
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Terrorism
  • Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.