The Need for Situational Awareness in a CBRNE Attack

Authors

  • Jordan Nelms

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15664/jtr.176

Keywords:

CBRNE

Abstract

Six years before the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and eight years before the United States went to war with Saddam Hussein for his alleged concealment of chemical and biological weapons caches, Japan's Tokyo subway was struck by one of the most vicious terror attacks in modern history.  The 1995 Sarin terrorist attack represents an important case study for post-9/11 emergency managers because it highlights the key issues first responders and public health officials face when confronted with a CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive) mass-casualty attack.

Author Biography

Jordan Nelms

Jordan Nelms is a homeland security planner for Witt Associates, a Washington DC based consulting firm founded by former U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director James Lee Witt. He has been responsible for providing planning to federal, state and local agencies across the United States, focusing on terrorism and man made disaster preparedness and response. He received his Master of Arts in Global Security Studies from Johns Hopkins University, and is a graduate of the CSTPV Terrorism Certificate program.

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Published

2011-02-02

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Opinion Pieces

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