Modeling and Risk Analysis of Chemical Terrorist Attacks
A Bayesian Network Method
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15501591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rongchen Zhu (0000-0002-8379-5579, China People's Public Security University), Xiaofeng Hu (0000-0003-3754-9913, China People's Public Security University, corresponding author), Xin Li (0000-0002-3425-8566, China People's Public Security University), Han Ye (0000-0001-6419-4340, China People's Public Security University), Nan Jia (0000-0002-5487-880X, China People's Public Security University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 2051-2051 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17062051 |
| PMID | 32204577 |
| OpenAlex | W3012478802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 50 |
The chemical terrorist attack is an unconventional form of terrorism with vast scope of influence, strong concealment, high technical means and severe consequences. Chemical terrorism risk refers to the uncertainty of the effects of terrorist organisations using toxic industrial chemicals/drugs and classic chemical weapons to attack the population. There are multiple risk factors infecting chemical terrorism risk, such as the threat degree of terrorist organisations, attraction of targets, city emergency response capabilities, and police defense capabilities. We have constructed a Bayesian network of chemical terrorist attacks to conduct risk analysis. The scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis are applied to validate the model and analyse the impact of the vital factor on the risk of chemical terrorist attacks. The results show that the model can be used for simulation and risk analysis of chemical terrorist attacks. In terms of controlling the risk of chemical terrorist attack, patrol and surveillance are less critical than security checks and police investigations. Security check is the most effective approach to decrease the probability of successful attacks. Different terrorist organisations have different degrees of threat, but the impacts of which are limited to the success of the attack. Weapon types and doses are sensitive to casualties, but it is the level of emergency response capabilities that dominates the changes in casualties. Due to the limited number of defensive resources, to get the best consequence, the priority of the deployment of defensive sources should be firstly given to governmental buildings, followed by commercial areas. These findings may provide the theoretical basis and method support for the combat of the public security department and the safety prevention decision of the risk management department
Bayesian network · Business · Chemical warfare · Computer security · Environmental health · Political science · Population · Risk analysis (engineering · Risk assessment · Terrorism · Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference · Computer Science · Law · Medicine · Risk and Safety Analysis · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |