Chapter 34 Terrorism

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The intentional act of using chemical or biological agents against the agricultural industry or food supply.

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Agroterrorism

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A type of radiation that quickly loses energy and can travel only 1 to 2 inches from its source. Clothing or a sheet of paper can stop this type of energy. These particles are not dangerous to plants, animals, or people unless the emitting substance has entered the body.

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Alpha particles

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An explosive made of commonly available materials.

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Ammonium nitrate fertilizer and fuel oil (ANFO)

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An infectious disease spread by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis; typically found around farms, infecting livestock

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Anthrax

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A type of radiation that is capable of traveling 10 to 15 feet. Heavier materials, such as metal, and glass, can stop this type of energy.

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Beta particles

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Disease-causing bacteria, viruses, and other agents that attack the human body.

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Biological agents

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Chemicals that cause the skin to blister.

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Blistering agents

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A yellowish gas that is about 2.5 times heavier than air and slightly water-soluble. It has many industrial uses but also damages the lungs when inhaled; it is a choking agent.

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Chlorine

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A chemical designed to inhibit breathing. It is typically intended to incapacitate rather than kill.

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Choking agent

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A federal system that communicates the level of threat of an attack with U.S. public officials and the public.

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Color-coded threat level system

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A highly toxic chemical agent that attacks the circulatory system.

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Cyanide

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The intentional act of electronically attacking government or private computer systems.

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Cyberterrorism

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The physical or chemical process of removing any form of contaminant from a person, an animal, an object, or the environment.

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Decontamination

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Terrorism directed against causes that radical environmentalists think would damage the earth or its creatures.

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Ecoterrorism

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A strategically placed area, close to the incident site, where personnel and equipment can be held in readiness for rapid response to an emergency event.

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Forward staging area

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Disease-causing bacteria, viruses, and other agents that attack the human body.

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Biological agents

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Chemicals that cause the skin to blister.

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Blistering agents

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A yellowish gas that is about 2.5 times heavier than air and slightly water-soluble. It has many industrial uses but also damages the lungs when inhaled; it is a choking agent.

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Chlorine

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A chemical designed to inhibit breathing. It is typically intended to incapacitate rather than kill.

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Choking agent

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A federal system that communicates the level of threat of an attack with U.S. public officials and the public.

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Color-coded threat level system

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A highly toxic chemical agent that attacks the circulatory system.

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Cyanide

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The intentional act of electronically attacking government or private computer systems.

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Cyberterrorism

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The physical or chemical process of removing any form of contaminant from a person, an animal, an object, or the environment.

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Decontamination

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Terrorism directed against causes that radical environmentalists think would damage the earth or its creatures.

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Ecoterrorism

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A strategically placed area, close to the incident site, where personnel and equipment can be held in readiness for rapid response to an emergency event.

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Forward staging area

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A type of radiation that can travel significant distances, penetrating most materials and passing through the body. This is the most destructive type of radiation to the human body.

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Gamma rays

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Federally issued communications that give information of interest to U.S. critical infrastructures but that do not meet the level of a warning message.

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Homeland Security Information Bulletins

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Actionable information about an incident either involving or threatening critical national networks, infrastructures, or assets.

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Homeland Security Threat Advisories

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An explosive or incendiary device that is fabricated in an improvised manner.

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Improvised explosive device (IED)

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The time period between the initial infection by an organism and the development of symptoms by a victim.

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Incubation period

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A blister-forming agent that is an oily, colorless-to-dark brown liquid with an odor of geraniums.

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Lewisite

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A military kit containing antidotes that can be administered to victims of a nerve agent attack.

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Mark 1 Nerve Agent Antidote Kit

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The process of flushing a large number of victims with water for rapid decontamination in the field when the contaminating agent is unknown.

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Mass decontamination

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-- Toxic substances that attack the central nervous system in humans.

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Nerve agents

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A device that measures the amount of radioactive exposure to an individual

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Personal dosimeter

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A chemical agent that causes severe pulmonary damage; it is a by-product of incomplete combustion.

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Phosgene

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A device created by filling a section of pipe with an explosive material

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Pipe bomb

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An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which is commonly found on rodents.

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Plague

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Any device that causes the purposeful dissemination of radioactive material without a nuclear detonation; a dirty bomb.

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Radiation dispersal device

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Materials that emit radioactivity.

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Radiological agents

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A nerve agent that is primarily a vapor hazard

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Sarin

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An explosive device designed to injure emergency responders who have responded to an initial event.

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Secondary device

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A highly infectious disease caused by the virus Variola.

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Smallpox

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A nerve gas that is both a contact hazard and a vapor hazard; it has the odor of camphor.

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Soman

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A clear, yellow, or amber oily liquid with a faint sweet odor of mustard or garlic that may be dispersed in an aerosol form. It causes blistering of exposed skin.

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Sulfur mustard

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A nerve gas that is both a contact hazard and a vapor hazard; it operates by disabling the chemical connection between the nerves and their target organs.

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Tabun

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The process of sorting victims based on the severity of their injuries and medical needs to establish treatment and transportation priorities.

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Triage

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Procedures for infection control that treat blood and certain bodily fluids as capable of transmitting bloodborne diseases.

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Universal precautions

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nerve agent, principally a contact hazard; an oily liquid that can persist for several weeks.

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V-agent

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Weapons whose use is intended to cause mass casualties, damage, and chaos.

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Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)