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Jul 3, 2019

Diffusing Portable Radiation Detectors Among First Responders

This article discusses police technology adoption and the ability to diffuse portable radiation detectors. Other impacts related to community resilience are discussed.
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Jan 28, 2014

Developing Navy Capability to Recover Forces in Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Hazard Environments

Assesses current policies and capabilities pertaining to the recovery and decontamination of ashore forces and identifies policy options the Navy could pursue to better perform this mission.
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Aug 10, 2009

Finding Needles in a Haystack: A Resource Allocation Methodology to Design Strategies to Detect Terrorist Weapon Development

Presents a methodology to design strategies for detecting terrorist weapon development and shows how it might be used to detect development of improvised explosive devices and radiological dispersal devices.
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Nov 25, 2005

Terrorist Insurance and the Evolving Terrorism Threat

How does the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) align with the evolving terrorism threat? Transnational and domestic terrorism trends reveal that TRIA does not provide adequate financial protection, particularly in the face of economically motivated...
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Sep 26, 2005

RAND Study Says China Fails to Adequately Control WMD Exports

China continues to lack the resources to fully and adequately implement its numerous laws and regulations designed to control exports of sensitive goods and technologies that could be used to help create chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons.
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Sep 24, 2004

The Four Defensive Measures Against Terrorism

Today's terrorists kill in quantity and kill indiscriminately. Preparedness requires improving intelligence, increasing security, developing effective response capabilities, and community involvement.
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Jun 7, 2004

How Can Individuals Be Better Prepared for Catastrophic Terrorist Attacks?

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RAND Advises Individuals on Actions to Protect Themselves in a Terrorist Attack

RAND today unveiled a strategy of simple steps that individuals can take to protect themselves from the harmful effects of potential terrorist attacks involving chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological weapons.
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Jan 1, 2003

Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks

How can individuals best prepare themselves against a variety of terrorist attacks?
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Integrating Counterproliferation into Defense Planning

The United States has long sought to halt the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and has met with substantial success. However, the shadow of WMD is present in any crisis.
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Integrating Counterproliferation into Defense Planning

This document describes the implications of weapons of mass destruction proliferation on U.S. defense planning. The authors believe that, at the margin, improvements in passive defenses should be given priority over increases in firepower.

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