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A user-layered approach for modelling and simulating terrorist attacks

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  • Tanya Le Sage
  • Hervé Borrion
  • Sonia Toubaline

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Modelling and simulation techniques offer a comprehensive method for assessing the impact of a terrorist attack, allowing multiple scenarios to be simulated with ease without imposing extensive time or cost constraints. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive model for the different categories of users who are likely to be involved in the modelling and simulation of a terrorist attack. The model focuses on assessing protection measures for implementation within a single building. It takes into account the different types of threat (biological, chemical and explosive) that may occur within or around such a target infrastructure. Finally it considers that a specific company may be required to invest in one or more protection technologies to reduce the risk of an attack occurring, be it a single threat or a combination of threats.

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  • Tanya Le Sage & Hervé Borrion & Sonia Toubaline, 2014. "A user-layered approach for modelling and simulating terrorist attacks," International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 10(3/4), pages 398-412.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijcist:v:10:y:2014:i:3/4:p:398-412
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