Overview of Anti-Terrorism Related Research Ongoing at the TNO Defence Research Organisation

Abstract

Since the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States, also in The Netherlands the terrorist threat has become a serious concern. There is an increasing concern about the security of the public and vulnerability of vital components of national infrastructure. Consequently, on behalf of various governmental organisations the Anti-Terrorism research effort at the TNO Defence Research Organisation has increased considerably over the last few years. In the paper an overview of the research ongoing at TNO Defence Research, a number of specific cases and concrete findings will be reported.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 2004
Accession Number
ADA460223

Entities

People

  • J. C. Van Doormaal
  • L. H. Absil

Organizations

  • Prins Maurits Laboratorium TNO

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Communication Systems
  • Detection
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Explosives Detection
  • High Explosives
  • Infrastructure
  • Public Safety
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Vulnerability

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.