Terrorism and WMDs

John Pichtel is a professor of natural resources and environmental management at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he has been on the faculty since 1987. He earned his PhD in environmental science at Ohio State University, MS in soil chemistry/agronomy at Ohio State, and BS in natural resources management at Rutgers University. His primary research and professional activities have been in management of hazardous materials, remediation of contaminated sites, and environmental chemistry. Dr. Pichtel teaches courses in emergency response to hazmat incidents, management of solid and hazardous wastes, environmental site assessment, and site remediation. Dr. Pichtel is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager. He holds memberships in the Institute of Hazardous Materials Managers, the International Association of Arson Investigators, and the Indiana Academy of Science. He was selected as a Fulbright Scholar in 1999 and again in 2005. Dr. Pichtel has received extensive training from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in response to chemical, biological, radiological, and explosives hazards. He has written two books addressing waste management and cleanup of contaminated sites, and has authored or coauthored approximately 50 research articles. He has served as a consultant in hazardous waste management projects and has conducted environmental assessments and remediation research in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, and Poland. Gus Martin is a professor and founding chair of the criminal justice administration department at California State University, Dominguez Hills, where he teaches courses on terrorism and extremism, criminal law, and the criminal justice system. He has served as founding director of the School of Public Service and Justice. He also served as Associate Vice President for Human Resources Management, Acting Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration and Public Policy, Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs, and Chair of the Department of Public Administration. He began his academic career as a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, where he was an administration of justice professor. His current research and professional interests are terrorism and extremism, homeland security, and the administration of justice. Dr. Martin is the author of several books on the subjects of terrorism and homeland security. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Martin served as Managing Attorney for the Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh. He was also Special Counsel to the Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands on the island of St. Thomas. Prior to serving as Special Counsel, he was a “floor” Legislative Assistant to Congressman Charles B. Rangel of New York. Dr. Martin received his AB degree from Harvard College, JD from Duquesne University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, and PhD from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.

• IntroductionPart I: Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism1. Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Terrorist Threat2. Terrorism: History and Typologies3. Terrorism: The Modern EnvironmentPart II: The Weaponization of CBRNE4. Chemical Agents5. Toxic Industrial Chemicals6. Biological Agents7. Nuclear and Radiological Hazards8. Explosives HazardsPart III: Deploying CBRNE and New WMD Technology9. Delivery Systems for Weapons of Mass Destruction10. Directed-Energy WeaponsPart IV: Responding to CBRNE Incidents11. National Incident Management System and the Incident Command System12. Personal Protective Equipment for Emergency Response, Decontamination, and RemediationAppendix A: GlossaryAppendix B: AcronymsAppendix C: Selected Chemical and Physical Properties of Chemical AgentsAppendix D: Annotated List of Resources for Further Research