RESULTS OF SOME EUROPEAN PROJECTS RESPECTIVELY CURRENT RESEARCH/TECHNOLOGY STATE OF CBRNE TECHNOLOGIES

摘要

The fight against existing and possible terroristic events comprises two aspects: first, the reduction of risks caused by terrorist threats and, secondly, the mitigation of terrorist attack consequences. Whereas risk reduction is concerned with the anticipation of possible future events, mitigation is directed to events that occurred in reality. With respect to mitigation, the paper describes equipment and application of a reconnaissance vehicle to detect areal distributions (concentration) of chemical, radiological and nuclear agents after an attack. The vehicle has dual-use capability. It is applicable also for the detection of hazard agents released by chemical plants or accidents during transport of dangerous goods. Regarding risk reduction of terrorist attacks, the paper describes possibilities to model security systems using the example of railway security. Because probability of attacks on individual infrastructures is not known and not calculable the model uses (reasonable) assumptions about the possibility of attacks and their impacts on security. Further, the model considers influences of the environment. The outcome of the model delivers a decision support to improve measures increasing the security of infrastructures.