Terrorist Suicide Bombings

Terrorist Suicide Bombings

by Mordecai Dzikansky, Gil Kleiman, Robert Slater
Released October 2011
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781439871324

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Book description

Urban environments are prime targets for suicide bombings over the next decade. Written by professionals with first-hand experience, this volume offers best practices from the field and lessons learned, providing specific instructions on how to fortify possible suicide bombing targets to reduce casualties. It explains how suicide bombers operate and what weapons they are likely to employ and debunks common myths about suicide bombers that jeopardize successful interdiction. With graphic photos depicting the aftermath of actual bombing scenes, the book describes what one encounters at a site immediately after a bombing and explains what each first responder should and should not do. Case studies enhance the text.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents (1/2)
  3. Contents (2/2)
  4. September 10, 2010 Statement of President Barack Obama
  5. Foreword: A Suicide Bomber in Action (1/2)
  6. Foreword: A Suicide Bomber in Action (2/2)
  7. Acknowledgments (1/2)
  8. Acknowledgments (2/2)
  9. About the Authors (1/2)
  10. About the Authors (2/2)
  11. Chapter 1: Introduction : The Phenomenon of Suicide Bombing (1/4)
  12. Chapter 1: Introduction : The Phenomenon of Suicide Bombing (2/4)
  13. Chapter 1: Introduction : The Phenomenon of Suicide Bombing (3/4)
  14. Chapter 1: Introduction : The Phenomenon of Suicide Bombing (4/4)
  15. Chapter 2: The Act : How Does a Suicide Bomber Operate? (1/2)
  16. Chapter 2: The Act : How Does a Suicide Bomber Operate? (2/2)
  17. Chapter 3: The Past : A Brief History of Suicide Bombing (1/3)
  18. Chapter 3: The Past : A Brief History of Suicide Bombing (2/3)
  19. Chapter 3: The Past : A Brief History of Suicide Bombing (3/3)
  20. Chapter 4: Motives I : Why Someone Becomes a Suicide Bomber (1/4)
  21. Chapter 4: Motives I : Why Someone Becomes a Suicide Bomber (2/4)
  22. Chapter 4: Motives I : Why Someone Becomes a Suicide Bomber (3/4)
  23. Chapter 4: Motives I : Why Someone Becomes a Suicide Bomber (4/4)
  24. Chapter 5: Motives II (1/4)
  25. Chapter 5: Motives II (2/4)
  26. Chapter 5: Motives II (3/4)
  27. Chapter 5: Motives II (4/4)
  28. Chapter 6: 9/11 I : The Worst Suicide Bombing Ever (1/3)
  29. Chapter 6: 9/11 I : The Worst Suicide Bombing Ever (2/3)
  30. Chapter 6: 9/11 I : The Worst Suicide Bombing Ever (3/3)
  31. Chapter 7: 9/11 II : More than We Can Bear (1/3)
  32. Chapter 7: 9/11 II : More than We Can Bear (2/3)
  33. Chapter 7: 9/11 II : More than We Can Bear (3/3)
  34. Chapter 8: Plusses and Minuses : Advantages and Constraints for Suicide Bombers (1/3)
  35. Chapter 8: Plusses and Minuses : Advantages and Constraints for Suicide Bombers (2/3)
  36. Chapter 8: Plusses and Minuses : Advantages and Constraints for Suicide Bombers (3/3)
  37. Chapter 9: Effectiveness : What Makes a Suicide Bombing Successful? (1/3)
  38. Chapter 9: Effectiveness : What Makes a Suicide Bombing Successful? (2/3)
  39. Chapter 9: Effectiveness : What Makes a Suicide Bombing Successful? (3/3)
  40. Chapter 10: Weaponry : The Armaments of Suicide Bombers (1/5)
  41. Chapter 10: Weaponry : The Armaments of Suicide Bombers (2/5)
  42. Chapter 10: Weaponry : The Armaments of Suicide Bombers (3/5)
  43. Chapter 10: Weaponry : The Armaments of Suicide Bombers (4/5)
  44. Chapter 10: Weaponry : The Armaments of Suicide Bombers (5/5)
  45. Chapter 11: Responses to 9/11 : Federal Government (1/4)
  46. Chapter 11: Responses to 9/11 : Federal Government (2/4)
  47. Chapter 11: Responses to 9/11 : Federal Government (3/4)
  48. Chapter 11: Responses to 9/11 : Federal Government (4/4)
  49. Chapter 12: Responses to 9/11 : The New York City Police Department (1/2)
  50. Chapter 12: Responses to 9/11 : The New York City Police Department (2/2)
  51. Chapter 13: Detection : What Makes a Suicide Bomber Seem Suspicious? (1/4)
  52. Chapter 13: Detection : What Makes a Suicide Bomber Seem Suspicious? (2/4)
  53. Chapter 13: Detection : What Makes a Suicide Bomber Seem Suspicious? (3/4)
  54. Chapter 13: Detection : What Makes a Suicide Bomber Seem Suspicious? (4/4)
  55. Chapter 14: Reducing Casualties : Private Security Guards and Hardening Buildings (1/2)
  56. Chapter 14: Reducing Casualties : Private Security Guards and Hardening Buildings (2/2)
  57. Chapter 15: Suicide Bombings : Law Enforcement Successes and Failures (1/4)
  58. Chapter 15: Suicide Bombings : Law Enforcement Successes and Failures (2/4)
  59. Chapter 15: Suicide Bombings : Law Enforcement Successes and Failures (3/4)
  60. Chapter 15: Suicide Bombings : Law Enforcement Successes and Failures (4/4)
  61. Chapter 16: Israel : The Military Weapon (1/3)
  62. Chapter 16: Israel : The Military Weapon (2/3)
  63. Chapter 16: Israel : The Military Weapon (3/3)
  64. Chapter 17: First Responders I : Police Officers and Bomb Techs (1/3)
  65. Chapter 17: First Responders I : Police Officers and Bomb Techs (2/3)
  66. Chapter 17: First Responders I : Police Officers and Bomb Techs (3/3)
  67. Chapter 18: First Responders II : Intelligence, Forensics, and Investigative Officers (1/4)
  68. Chapter 18: First Responders II : Intelligence, Forensics, and Investigative Officers (2/4)
  69. Chapter 18: First Responders II : Intelligence, Forensics, and Investigative Officers (3/4)
  70. Chapter 18: First Responders II : Intelligence, Forensics, and Investigative Officers (4/4)
  71. Chapter 19: Media : Creating Perceptions of Suicide Bombings (1/4)
  72. Chapter 19: Media : Creating Perceptions of Suicide Bombings (2/4)
  73. Chapter 19: Media : Creating Perceptions of Suicide Bombings (3/4)
  74. Chapter 19: Media : Creating Perceptions of Suicide Bombings (4/4)
  75. Chapter 20: Mental Health : When Too Much Is Too Much (1/4)
  76. Chapter 20: Mental Health : When Too Much Is Too Much (2/4)
  77. Chapter 20: Mental Health : When Too Much Is Too Much (3/4)
  78. Chapter 20: Mental Health : When Too Much Is Too Much (4/4)
  79. Chapter 21: Battling the Suicide Bomber : Our Recommendations (1/3)
  80. Chapter 21: Battling the Suicide Bomber : Our Recommendations (2/3)
  81. Chapter 21: Battling the Suicide Bomber : Our Recommendations (3/3)
  82. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Terrorist Suicide Bombings
  • Author(s): Mordecai Dzikansky, Gil Kleiman, Robert Slater
  • Release date: October 2011
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781439871324