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Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations
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Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations

by Anna M. Doro-on
June 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
414 pages
14h 2m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations
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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 briey 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 eectively investigate, detect, and deter
IEDs. IEDs are ...
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ISBN: 9781466569324