Course Overview
This course will outline US and Candian law on terrorism, different types of terrorism, and the whys and wherefores of potential targets. The potential harm done to ta public target throught the use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) agents in terrorist activities is discussed using past examples. Physical and chemical properties in risk assessment will be defined and illustrated with reference to both industrial and weaponized chemicals, biological, radiological, and explosive agents with reference to past and generalized incidents. General response techniques by public resonders will be outlined.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
0.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Briefly describe the general aspects of terrorism.
- Define CBRNE.
- Generally discuss the potential impact of various types of terrorism.
- Briefly outline contamination, secondary contamination and decontamination.
- Briefly describe public protective actions and justify isolation and decontamination of potential victims in terms of the consequences to the community at large.
- Briefly describe the routes of entry of CBRNE agents into the body and outline potential short and long term consequences.
- Describe the potential use and differences between industrial and weaponized chemical agents.
- List the major types of biological agents and give examples of each.
- List the three major types of radiation, describe the cause of radiological damage, and discuss detection of such incidents.
- Briefly outline a nuclear event.
- Define the term "explosive", describe the difference between high and low explosives, define and describe an Improvised Explosive Device and discuss the reasons behind the prevalence of the use of explosive devices in terrorism.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2008
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