Police and Security, Vol. 33 No. 3, 2024.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.59245/ps.33.3.5
Terrorist Attacks with Dual-use Chemical Substances as a Threat to the National Security of the Republic of Croatia
Ivana Cetina
; NBK Laboratory, Center for Defense and Strategic Studies "Janko Bobetko", Croatian Military Academy "Dr. Franjo Tuđman", Ministry of Defense, Croatia
Vesna Pehar
; NBK Laboratory, Center for Defense and Strategic Studies "Janko Bobetko", Croatian Military Academy "Dr. Franjo Tuđman", Ministry of Defense, Croatia
Abstract
Terrorist attacks with dual-use chemical substances as a threat to the national security of the Republic of Croatia
Terrorism presents one of the potential threats to national security. The potential use of chemical substances in terrorist attacks is becoming an increasing risk because of constant technological progress and increased availability of dual-use materials and new technologies as a result of globalization. Availability enables non-state actors (extremist and radical groups, movements, organizations and individuals) to use chemical substances maliciously with the aim of causing mass casualties. This presents a national and international challenge that should be seriously considered as part of CBRN (Chemical-Biological-Radiological-Nuclear) defense that is one of the main elements of national security policy. This paper presents challenges regarding relatively easily available dual-use chemical substances, regulations and its control, and response to possible CBRN terrorist attacks.
dual-use items, CBRN, terrorism, toxic industrial chemicals, precursors, chemical warfare agents
Keywords
dual-use items, CBRN, terrorism, toxic industrial chemicals, precursors, chemical warfare agents
Hrčak ID:
320440
URI
Publication date:
30.9.2024.
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