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100 _aDzikansky Mordecai
245 _aTerrorist suicide bombings : Attack interdiction, mitigation, and response
260 _aLondon
_bCRC Press
_c2012
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_cxxvii
365 _b Rs. 4,574
505 _aTable of Contents: • Section I: The Suicide Bomber in a Western Urban Environment. • Introduction: The Phenomenon of Suicide Bombing. • The Act: How Does a Suicide Bomber Operate? • The Past: A Brief History of Suicide Bombing. • Section II A Suicide Bomber’s Motives. • Motives I: Why Someone Becomes a Suicide Bomber. • Motives II: Why Do Women Become Suicide Bombers? • Leaving the Women at Home. • Section III Evaluating Suicide Bombing. • 9/11 I: The Worst Suicide Bombing Ever. • 9/11 II: More than We Can Bear. • Plusses and Minuses: Advantages and Constraints for Suicide Bombers. • Effectiveness: What Makes a Suicide Bombing Successful? • Weaponry: The Armaments of Suicide Bombers. • Section IV Defending against Suicide Bombings. • Responses to 9/11: Federal Government. • Responses to 9/11: The New York City Police Department. • Detection: What Makes a Suicide Bomber Seem Suspicious? • Reducing Casualties: Private Security Guards and Hardening Buildings. • Suicide Bombings: Law Enforcement Successes and Failures. • Israel: The Military Weapon. • Section V Key Players. • First Responders I: Police Officers and Bomb Techs. • First Responders II: Intelligence, Forensics, and Investigative Officers. • Media: Creating Perceptions of Suicide Bombings. • Mental Health: When Too Much Is Too Much. • Battling the Suicide Bomber: Our Recommendations. • Index.
650 _a1. Suicide Bombings - U S A 2. Terrorism - Prevention - U S A
700 _aKleiman Gil
_aSlater Robert
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