Военно-морская школа последипломного образования (Naval
postgraduate school, Califoia), 2006. – 119 с. (на англ. яз.).
Специальность: национальная безопасность (homeland security and
defense).
Past history and recent intelligence have shown that New York City
(NYC), a critical node of the U.S. economy, is clearly in the
terrorist’s crosshairs. In order to reduce the probability, lessen
the risk, and minimize the consequences of a Radiological
Dispersion Device (RDD), or dirty bomb, attack, NYC’s first
responders must be adequately prepared for its seemingly inevitable
occurrence. This particular type of attack on NYC has the potential
to create immense panic and confusion on behalf of the general
public. Adding to the complexity of the problem is the notion that,
since 9/11, the expected actions taken by employees in NYC
high-rise office buildings in response to shelter-in-place
instructions can be extremely difficult to predict. Therefore, a
proposed public awareness campaign and a shelter-in-place plan are
two cost-effective and easily implemented terrorism preparedness
programs that would build the confidence and increase the
capability of the citizenry. Since an RDD incident would likely
result in a major inter-agency emergency operation, the unification
of command, control, and coordination among NYC’s first responder
community is an essential element to its overall success. Hence, an
informed and collaborative response by both public and private
sector entities could potentially reduce casualties and save lives.
Content:
Introduction.
Threats.
Vulnerabilities.
Prevention and response.
Public awareness.
Sheltering-in-place.
Inter-agency command, control, and cooperation.
Conclusions.
Introduction.
Threats.
Vulnerabilities.
Prevention and response.
Public awareness.
Sheltering-in-place.
Inter-agency command, control, and cooperation.
Conclusions.