Course Outline
Introduction to the Threat
• The basic nature of bombing as a threat.
• Evolution of the illegal use of explosives.
• Current status of the illegal use of explosives.
• Possible developments in the future use of bombs and Weapons of Mass
Destruction
(WMD).
• Characteristics of bomb perpetrators.
Characteristics of Explosive Devices
• The principal categories of explosive devices
• Characteristics of chemical explosions
• Vapor pressure and taggants
• Common types of explosives used in illegal bombings
• Use of explosives in Chemical/Biological/Radiological (CBR) weapons
• Methods of initiation used in illegal bombings
• Methods of activation used in illegal bombings
• Methods of concealment used in illegal bombings
Bomb Security Planning
• Types of risk assessment approaches
• Asset identification and valuation
• Threat identification and profiling
• Types of bomb-related risk
• Vulnerability assessment
• Risk evaluation
• Types of countermeasures
Defense Against Courier Bombs
• Characteristics of hand-delivered bomb attacks
• Use of physical security controls to prevent and detect bomb deliveries
• Access control for buildings
• Generating threat awareness
Bomb Search and Threat Response
• Characteristics of bomb threats
• Principles of bomb threat management
• Different strategies for conducting searches of buildings
• Facility evacuation
• Response procedures for suspicious objects
• Safety considerations for building search or suspicious object situation
Defense against Mail Bombs
• Characteristics of mail bomb attacks (postal bomb campaigns, etc.)
• Types of mail bombs
• Planning strategies for intercepting postal bombs
• Visual mail screening techniques
• Technical screening
• Response to a suspect mailing
Defense Aainst Anti-Vehicle Attacks
• Methods of explosive attack directed against stationary or moving vehicles
• Vehicle access control and physical security
• Methods for searching vehicles for concealed explosive devices
• Terrorist planning and preparation methodology
• Protective counterintelligence (including countersurveillance)
• Route planning and advance route inspection
• Procedures for avoiding and identifying explosive threats while traveling
in vehicles
• Vehicle armoring systems
Defense Against WMD-Scale Bombs
• History of terrorist and criminal use of large-scale IEDs
• Characteristics of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
• Characteristics of large-scale vehicle bomb attacks
• Protective counterintelligence (as it applies to defense against vehicle
bomb attacks)
• Vehicular access control and barrier systems
• Procedures for responding to possible vehicle bomb deliveries (Pre-Blast)
Blast Mitigation Design for Facilities
• Basic approaches and techniques for surveying potential blast damage
to facilities
• Dynamics of air blasts and their effects on building structures
• Role of standoff' distance
• Basic considerations for protective building design
• Types of blast-resistant window systems
• Employment of blast suppression technologies
• Characteristics of projected charge attacks against facilities
• Methods for reducing facility vulnerability to projected charge attacks
Post-Blast Response Procedures
• Characteristics of post-blast environments
• Bomb-related injuries
• Response procedures for localized bombings
• Local, state, and federal WMD response
• Response guidelines for large-scale bombings
