Few countries have endured as many attacks of terrorism during the past two decades as has Russia. From bombings on the streets of a number of cities, to the disruption of pipelines in Dagestan, to the taking of hundreds of hostages at a cultural center in Moscow and at a school in Beslan, the Russian government has responded to many political and technical challenges to protect the population. The measures that have been undertaken to reduce vulnerabilities to terrorist attacks and to mitigate the consequences of attacks have been of widespread interest in many other countries as well. In June 1999, the Presidents of the National Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Sciences initiated an inter-academy program to jointly address common interests in the field of counter-terrorism. Four workshops were held from 2001 to 2007 and additional consultations were undertaken prior to and after the series of workshops. This report includes 35 of the Russian presentations during the workshop series. Collectively they provide a broad overview of activities that have been supported by Russian institutions.
Author(s): Security, and Cooperation Office for Central Europe and Eurasia Development, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council, Russian Academy of Sciences
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 362
FrontMatter......Page 2
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Papers from *High Impact Terrorism: Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop* (2002)......Page 12
Cooperation Among Ministries of Internal Affairs of CIS Member States in the Fight Against Terrorism and Other Manifestations of Extremism--Igor L. Dimitrov......Page 14
Russian Legislation and the Struggle Against Terrorism--Mikhail P. Kireev......Page 20
Selected Technologies and Procedures Intended to Restrict Unauthorized Access to Explosives--Bronislav V. Matseevich......Page 30
Bioterrorism: A View from the Side--Oleg S. Morenkov......Page 34
Electromagnetic Terrorism--Yury V. Parfyonov......Page 42
Russian Legislation and the Fight Against Terrorism--Viktor E. Petrishchev......Page 46
Could Terrorists Produce Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons?--Stanislav Rodionov......Page 58
Problems of Biological Security in Agriculture--Georgy A. Safonov and Vladimir A. Gavrilov......Page 62
International Centers as a Basis for Controlling Infectious Disease and Countering Bioterrorism--Lev S. Sandakhchiev, Sergey V. Netesov, Raisa A. Martynyuk......Page 72
The Role of Internal Affairs Agencies in Efforts to Fight Terrorism Under High-Technology Conditions--Oleg A. Stepanov......Page 82
Papers from *Terrorism—Reducing Vulnerabilities and Improving Responses: U.S.-Russian Workshop Proceedings* (2004)......Page 90
Analysis of the Threats and Consequences of Terrorist Acts in Urban Settings: Outline of a Protection System--Vladimir Z. Dvorkin......Page 92
Lessons Learned from the Nord-Ost Terrorist Attack in Moscow from the Standpoint of Russian Security and Law Enforcement Agencies--Yevgeny A. Kolesnikov......Page 104
Technical Protection of Electronic Documents in Computer Systems--Valery A. Konyavsky......Page 114
International Aspects of Creating a State System for Countering the Illegal Circulation of Radioactive Materials in the Russian Federation--Vladimir M. Kutsenko......Page 126
Computer Security Training for Professional Specialists and Other Personnel Associated with Preventing and Responding to Computer Attacks--Anatoly A. Malyuk, Nikolai S. Pogozhin, and Aleksey I. Tolstoy......Page 130
Medical Aspects of Combating Acts of Bioterrorism--Gennady G. Onishchenko......Page 140
Certain Aspects Regarding the Development of Conditions Favorable to Cyberterrorism and the Main Areas of Cooperation in the Struggle Against It--Igor A. Sokolov and Vladimir I. Budzko......Page 144
The Role of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Combating Terrorism in Urban Conditions--Sergey A. Starostin......Page 152
The Role of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations and Executive Branch Agencies of the City of Moscow in Dealing with Emergency Situations Arising from Acts of Terrorism--Aleksandr M. Yeliseev......Page 164
Papers from *Countering Urban Terrorism in Russia and the United States: Proceedings of a Workshop* (2006)......Page 170
Unauthorized Use of Radiation Sources: Measures to Prevent Attacks and Mitigate Consequences--Leonid Bolshov, Rafael Arutyunyan, Elena Melikhova, and Oleg Pavlovsky......Page 172
Special Characteristics of Firefighting in Urban Areas--Nikolay P. Kopylov......Page 190
On the Events in Beslan--Gennady Kovalenko......Page 210
Terrorist Acts in Moscow: Experience and Lessons in Eliminating Their Consequences--Aleksandr Yu. Kudrin......Page 226
Methodology for Assessing the Risks of Terrorism--Nikolay A. Makhutov......Page 232
Cybercrime and the Training of Specialists to Combat It in Russia--Nikolay V. Medvedev......Page 248
On Efforts to Counter International Terrorism in the Russian Federation and Possible Areas of U.S.-Russian Cooperation in this Area--Valentin A. Sobolev......Page 258
Efforts of Russian Ministries in Implementing Measures to Prevent Acts of Terrorism--Sergey G. Vasin......Page 268
Papers from *Countering Terrorism—Biological Agents, Transportation Networks, and Energy Systems: Summary of a U.S.-Russian Workshop* (2009)......Page 280
Electromagnetic Terrorism: Threat to the Security of the State Infrastructure--Vladimir Ye. Fortov and Yury V. Parfyonov......Page 282
Use of Predictive Modeling Packages for Effective Emergency Management--Nikolai Petrovich Kopylov and Irek Ravilevich Khasanov......Page 286
Organizational Measures and Decision Support Systems for Preventing and Responding to Terrorist Acts at Potentially Hazardous Facilities, on Transportation Systems, and in Locations Where Large Numbers of People Congregate--A. Yu. Kudrin, I. Zaporozhets, and S. A. Kachanov......Page 300
International and National Priorities in Combating Terrorism in the Transportation Sector--Vladimir N. Lopatin......Page 308
Characteristics of Technological Terrorism Scenarios and Impact Factors--Nikolai A. Makhutov, Vitaly P. Petrov, and Dmitry O. Reznikov......Page 316
Emerging Viral Infections in the Asian Part of Russia--Sergei V. Netesov and Natalya A. Markovich......Page 334
Activities of the Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency Related to Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Security--Vladimir V. Romanov......Page 350
The Problem of Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Security--S. G. Serebryakov......Page 354
