Abstract
The article first briefly discusses hazardous materials, namely their concept and classification. One part of the article is focused on the detection of hazardous materials and the detection of fuzes and initial components of explosive devices. In addition, it presents some of modern counter-terrorist and security screening devices used in Serbia as well as in foreign countries, based on the data collected during a visit to the counter terrorist units of the Serbian Army and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia. The aim of the paper is to contribute to gaining an insight into the acquired knowledge of security and protection equipment, detection devices and hazardous materials in particular. The knowledge gained by analyzing and comparing available literature and previous research is expected to lead to raising awareness of the importance of usage of modern equipment which must keep pace with means used by terrorists and commandos in their attacks.
Highlights
Global changes in the late 20th and early 21st century contributed to an increasing threat of terrorism, organized crime and other security challenges, risks and threats, at national and at international and even global security levels
Kojadinović, P., Modern assets in security screening and counter terrorism, pp.642-662 respect is terrorism which requires security operators that confront it with all available forces and means
We can see that the choice of the means to attack the target was following the development of science and technology and it developed in several historical phases: knife-poison, gun, dynamite, and, bomb or explosive device
Summary
FIELD: Weapons and Military Equipment ARTICLE TYPE: Professional Paper ARTICLE LANGUAGE: English. Summary: The article first briefly discusses hazardous materials, namely their concept and classification. One part of the article is focused on the detection of hazardous materials and the detection of fuzes and initial components of explosive devices. It presents some of modern counter-terrorist and security screening devices used in Serbia as well as in foreign countries, based on the data collected during a visit to the counter terrorist units of the Serbian Army and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia. The aim of the paper is to contribute to gaining an insight into the acquired knowledge of security and protection equipment, detection devices and hazardous materials in particular.
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