Monday 6th November 2006 – Chaired by Prof A Hatcher
Homeland Security – Since the 9th September New York bombings the term “homeland security” has become globally accepted but is it, and its applications, understood? An overview of the American model and how it has affected the world’s security.
Patrick Mercer MP. Shadow Secretary for Homeland Security
Politic Risk Analysis - Intelligence Gathering, Analysis, Use and Action – Any organisation that operates outside its national borders can be affected by the politics of remote governmental action. Predicting what is at risk helps prevent catastrophic events. The close study of information and where it fits into a security plan is the essential platform on which the plan can be built.
Mr Michael Bookman
Homeland Security – mitigating the effects of terrorism. As industrialised societies become increasingly interconnected through trade, population movement and tourism and evermore reliant on high tech but fragile e-commerce so they become more vulnerable to disruption. Increasingly open borders, and the expansion of political and economic groupings, make it more difficult for national and international authorities to keep track of population movements, and in particular those of potential criminals and terrorists. Protecting populations becomes harder and governments increasingly assume greater draconian powers to achieve it. Populations, especially in the West, expect security but without constraints to their way of life. The measures employed to protect against terrorist acts must not in themselves achieve the terrorists’ aims of societal disruption. The effects of terrorism must be measured as much against efforts to prevent terrorist acts as against the acts themselves. It is for governments to address the socio-political implications but those providing counter-terrorist solutions need to find new and innovative ways to achieve security with the least intrusion into daily life.
Chris Driver-Williams
Protecting the City – A review of the day-to-day security operations required to protect a major city development.
Chief Superintendent Steven Swain. Met Police.
Tuesday 7th November 2006 – Chaired by Prof A Hatcher
Current and Future Threats – A review of the study of current events and how they can affect the operational requirements for the security and counter terrorist organisations in the near future. ExW6
Mr Guy Cornwell
The 2003 Liverpool Bombings – The use of firework fillings for explosives attacks has long been a point of contention with fireworks banned in some places. This presentation of their application in an actual event is proof of the danger. ExW6
Mr Chris Case
The MKVI EOD Suit – The background to the design and development of the recently introduced protective suit.
Mr Mark Oldroyd
Would Your Building Resist a Large Explosion? – A paper that will assist you appraise risks to critical building areas, understand the destructive powers of bombs, learn about effective building protection systems. The paper includes an appraisal of the testing of building protection against a 5 ton bomb concluding with interactively discussing building protection scenarios.
Mr Peter Shelley
BUNCEFIELD – How a little leak caused a Massive Explosion – A study of the largest explosion in Europe since WWII. A fuel air disaster
Cmdr Daniel Rickett
Daniel Rickett has served for twenty seven years in Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and is currently Commander of the Dacorum District, which has a population of 160,000 people. During his career he has served in operations, fire safety and training. His main responsibilities are the formulation and delivery of community safety activities, ensuring an effective operational response to emergencies and commanding emergency personnel at incidents.
On 11 December 2005 he attend the fire at the Buncefield Oil Depot in Hemel Hempstead, the largest peace time fire in Europe. During the first week of this incident he was responsible for commanding operations in the heart of the risk area, directing search and rescue operations in the early stages and then fire fighting operations until the fire was successfully extinguished.
The IED Threat to Corporate Facilities – Targeting major assets and multi-national corporate offices is part of the terror group’s modus operandi. Realising your organisation could be a target and when, is an essential part of your resilience plan.
Major Chris Driver-Williams QGM
Securing your Assets – Iconic developments where the global commercial giants ply their trade dominate many cities. These huge investments in personnel, prestige and capital equipment require a refined and focused security plan.
Col (RTD) Richard Kemp
Improved Canine Performance and Case Studies – The use of dogs in the explosives, security and counter-terrorism fields continues to be of great importance. These operations can be enhanced by using additional specifically designed equipment.
John Franklin-Webb
Preparedness and Response
Metropolitan Police Guest Speaker
Wednesday 8th November 2006
Range Day at Cranfield Ordnance Test and Evaluation Centre, Salisbury Plain (Travel Included)
Hosted by Dr Steven Murray
Thursday 9th November 2006
Explosives Manufacture and Transportation – From selecting and mixing the basic ingredients, through pressing to delivering to site.
Mr Martin Arkins
Hazard Assessment and Scale-Up of Home-Made Explosives
The increasing use of home-made explosives has meant investigating authorities need to reproduce improvised explosives for analysis and testing. The paper describes QinetiQ’s unique capability of providing scaled-up reproductions.
Graham Maynard – QINETIQ, Weapons Division, Fort Halstead, UK
Toxic Weapon Disposal
An overview of the explosive disposal of emptied obsolete Chemical Weapons to destroy their explosive components prior to incineration. This will cover identification/confirmation of filling by non-intrusive means, followed by precision opening by explosive means.
Mr Peter Watkins – Porton Down
EOD/BAC Operations in Lebanon
Mjr (RTD) Guy Lucas MBE
IRAQ - The Use of IED’s in an Insurgency– Lt Col Andy Stevens was in Baghdad (Oct 05 – Feb 06) as a Counter-IED advisor in the Headquarters of the Multi-National Corps – Iraq. Daily terrorist attacks incorporating Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s) are used to de-stabilise Iraq, maintain pressure on the Iraqi Government and US led Coalition following the “end of the conflict” in Iraq. A study examining the growth of the threat faced in Iraq.
Lieutenant Colonel A D Stevens RLC
Analysis of the London Bombings – The indiscriminate attack on London’s rush hour travellers on 7th July 2005 tested the Capital’s response plans to breaking point and led to many changes in the way the British Government organised it’s security plans. Now more than a year and several events later what lessons were taken.
Mr Steve Holland
Saving the Post Blast Site – During and following a catastrophic event such as the London July Bombings, recognising and preserving items for evidence and forensics is an important and specific task.
Sgt Steve Mockett - Bomb Data Centre Met Police
Blast Trauma
A paper from a surgeon that specialises with casualties and aftermath of bomb blast injury.
Mr Eddie Chaloner
The Colombo Suicide Attacks and the use of IED in the renewed Sri Lankan Terrorist Problems – Sri Lanka has been a hot bed of IED construction for many years. The relative poverty of the country requiring novel solutions from the bombers.
Group Captain JAR De Silva MSc, psc, isc, MIExpE(UK), ISEE(USA), MIM (SL), AMITD(SL) (SLAF)