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Terror Watch
02 Oct 2011Middle East Israel 18 August: Militants opened fire on a bus, fired a missile at a private vehicle and detonated a bomb next to an army patrol, near the Egyptian border. Eight Israelis, five Egyptians and 10 of the estimated 12 militants were killed. The attack led to increased attacks between Israel and Hamas in [...]
Security Technology and the Fight against Terrorism
02 Oct 2011By Peter Löffler, Head of Life Cycle Security, Siemens Building Technologies The horrific attacks of 11 September 2001 in New York, and those in Madrid in 2004 and London in 2005, naturally led to a major change in the requirements demanded of security technology in combating and dealing with terrorist threats. Before that time, the [...]
From Farm to Fork: Food Chain Security and Terrorism
02 Oct 2011Unintentional contamination of the food chain due to negligence, such as the fatal E.Coli outbreak in Germany in June 2011, can cause mass fatalities, severe disruption to food supplies and economies internationally, as well as wide spread panic. But deliberate contamination of the food chain, an international production and supply system, by terrorists could be [...]
Group Profile: Dissident Irish Republicans
02 Oct 2011Background: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA – or just IRA) was established in 1969 after many members of the original Irish Republican Army (IRA) opposed its position on recognising the jurisdiction and authority of parliaments in London, Belfast and Dublin. The original IRA had been fighting for a united Ireland, free from British administration [...]
Case Study: Counter Terrorism Policing in New Zealand
02 Oct 2011Counter terrorism in New Zealand is overseen by the Officials Committee for Domestic and External Security Coordination (ODESC). The ODESC reports to the Prime Minister and is made up of government and non-government agencies which work together to manage New Zealand’s wider counter terrorism efforts. New Zealand is a very low risk country for terrorist [...]