Suicide Terror: Understanding and Confronting the Threat

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Suicide Terror: Understanding and Confronting the Threat

Ophir Falk,Henry Morgenstern

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Description

Based on original material, this book looks at the US and Israeli experiences dealing with the weapon of suicide terror. The authors draw conclusions about the future use of the weapon in the US and provide the policy maker, first responder, and student of homeland security with a thorough understanding of this weapon. The text creates, through re-enactments based on eyewitness testimony, the look and feel of actual incidents. Utilizing extensive case studies, this definitive study of suicide terror points out how best to prevent and confront this very dangerous threat.

About the Author

Ophir Falk is a Partner at the Naveh, Kantor, Even-Har law firm and a Research Fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, where he has published numerous articles in the field. Mr. Falk has over a decade of experience in various security capacities and served as a risk consultant for the 2004 Olympic Games, where he took part in risk assessments for Olympic venues and critical national infrastructure.

Henry Morgenstern is the President of Security Solutions International, a company that has trained more than 700 federal, state, and local agencies to effectively confront the threat of terror and regularly takes groups of first responders to Israel to study homeland security. Mr. Morgenstern is a widely published author on the subject of suicide terror. He has offered expert commentary on terror-related issues for NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, numerous radio stations, and Web broadcasts.

Features

Examines the US and Israeli experience dealing with the weapon of suicide terror
Provides the policy maker, first responder, and student of homeland security with a thorough understanding of suicide terrorism
Includes detailed case studies to help readers get into the minds of suicide terrorists in order to understand how to best prevent and confront these very dangerous threats
Has extensive interviews with US and Israeli personnel, allowing the text to speak in the language of those responsible for understanding, reventing, and confronting terrorism
Covers both the history of suicide terrorism to help readers understand and prepare for responding
Describes methods for confronting, anticipating, and preventing an attack in addition to detailed coverage of emergency response and management measures in the event of an attack
Uses eyewitness accounts to re-create the look and feel of actual terrorism incidents

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