BACKGROUND Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear terrorism poses considerable threat throughout the world. AIM To provide occupational physicians with an understanding of this threat and its main forms and what action can be taken to counter this threat. METHODS Presenters at a conference on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear terrorism were asked to contribute their evi...

Terrorist organizations change over time because of processes such as recruitment and training as well as counter-terrorism (CT) measures, but the effects of these processes are typically studied qualitatively and in separation from each other. Seeking a more quantitative and integrated understanding, we constructed a simple dynamic model where equations describe how these processes change an o...

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Abstract Privacy is an important moral right but so security, including security from terrorist attacks. Encryption protects privacy rights also affords protection to terrorists and impedes legitimate counter-terrorist operations. This chapter analyses this ethical dilemma.

Data mining is becoming a useful tool for detecting and preventing terrorism. This paper first discusses some technical challenges for data mining as applied for counterterrorism applications. Next it provides an overview of the various types of terrorist threats and describes how data mining techniques could provide solutions to counterterrorism. Finally some privacy concerns and potential sol...