Citation

Malotky L. NATO Security through Science Series B: Physics and Biophysics 2006; 71-75.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006)

DOI

10.1007/1-4020-5159-X_10

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The treat posed to civilized societies by suicide bombers is severe and growing. The need exists to be able to detect these devices at a distance in order to prevent the terrorist from reaching his target. Automated detection is the goal as the number of people at potential target locations to be screened is in the millions per day. The suicide bomb is attractive from the terrorist's perspective because it is lethal, mobile and adaptable to a changing target environment. We have seen instances of human carried suicide bombs being successfully used to kill hundreds of innocent civilians in Israel, Russia, India, England,... © 2006 Springer.

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