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chapter 10: Protecting against potential attacks: threat assessment…
chapter 10: Protecting against potential attacks: threat assessment mitifation and other measures.
Structual and nonstrucutal mitigation
Structural mitigation
Special construction practices and materials to limit the impact of terrorist attacks.
BLAST RESISITANT GLASS ON GOVERMENT BUILDING
Nonstructural mitigation
Methods beyond construction that may limit the possibility or consequences of terrorist attacks
REGULATIONS ON BUILDING LOCATIONS OR THE USE OF SECUIRTY GUARDS
Zoning:
Regulations that delineate where buildings can be located.
Set-back requirements:
Laws that describe the proximity of buildings to roads and parking lots.
Set-back requirements:
Laws that describe the proximity of buildings to roads and parking lots.
Four layers of defense
Deter: Limiting access to a target or countering the weapon or tactic being used. This usually includes perimeter control, fencing, locks, and lighting.
Deny: Designing buildings and infrastructure to withstand blasts or minimize the effects of chemical, biological, or radiological weapons.
Devalue: Finding ways to minimize the consequence of an attack, thereby discouraging the desire of terrorists to attack.
Detect: Gathering intelligence to monitor threats and using security to prevent access to buildings
https://www.rand.org/topics/terrorism.html
Architectural design and construction
In the Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings, the US DHS notes that building design and fabrication plays a large role in the potential impact of terrorist attacks
Threat assessment
In homeland security, protection is proactive activity designed to dney the possibility of attacks and defend oneself if they occur anyway.
Protection: an attempt to deny attacks and defend oneself from terrorsim
A threat assessment: a careful study of the targets that might be appealing to terrorist
Critical infrastructure, key assets and soft targets
Critical infrastructure:
Interdependent networks composed of industrial, utility, transportation, and other distribution systems.
inffo and com sysytems ( cellohone, cell towers, computer networks
electrical sysytems powerplants set up and step doen stations
transportation sysytems airports
petrochemical sysytems oil wells refinderies
water sysytems damsnsewage
in additon, foord farms food processing planta food distribution networks.
Key assets:
Facilities, sites, and structures that are believed to require additional protection from terrorist attacks.
banks, finaincial insitituions, fire and police, hosputals, naitonal monuments and goverment propertty.
soft targets
Soft targets:
Potential sites of terrorist attacks because they are open and accessible to the public.
sporting venues, concerts, fair grounds, shopping malls
collaboration with others to idenitify threats
Government agencies, department leaders, and members of the business community have special knowledge and expertise to help you determine the likelihood of an attack along with possible consequences
the Department of Transportation will have vital information about traffic patterns, key interchanges, and vulnerable bridges.
the FBI is the most important agency involved in threat assessments.
FBI Special Agents can help you identify the threats associated with National Special Security Events (e.g. NCAA Final Four or the Super Bowl) through what is known as a Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR)
SEAR:
Special Events Assessment Rating is used by the FBI to identify the risk of terrorist attacks against major public gatherings.
Department of Defense. Responsible for the physical security of military installations and the defense industrial base.
Department of Energy. Oversees the safeguarding of power plants, energy infrastructure, and nuclear weapons production facilities.
Department of Health and Human Services. Concentrates on health-care assets.
Environmental Protection Agency. Deals with water and wastewater systems.
Department of Agriculture. Focuses on the need to protect agriculture and food infrastructure.
Department of Treasury. Accountable for banking and financial institutions.
Department of the Interior. Conscientious about the security of national monuments, such as the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, etc
Points of consideration
to minimize the impract of terrorist attacks it is imperative that steps be taken to protect the nation.