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Chapter 2
Hazards, Terrorism,
and Weapons of
Mass Destruction on
Pipelines, Tunnels,
and Underground Rail
and Transit Systems
2.1 Introduction
is chapter introduces terrorism, weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and natu-
ral disasters on oil and gas pipelines, tunnels, underground rail, and transit sys-
tems. Additionally, the terrorism network operations will be discussed briey in
this chapter. Common explosives and blasting components of improvised explosive
devices (IEDs) will be presented. It is critical to improve weapons technical intel-
ligence (WTI) capabilities and strategies to eectively investigate, detect, and deter
IEDs. IEDs are ...