Counter-Terrorism Equipment

Terrorists and insurgents today can produce some sophisticated weapons, and the forces who counter them have to be even more up-to-date. The equipment used by police and counter-insurgency forces consists of far more than batons, shields and tear gas. While this guide does not reveal details of technique or usage that could aid the terrorist, it does show the extent to which technology aids the forces of law and order, providing them with the means to counter invasive threats. Some of the remarkable devices now in regular use against criminal and terrorist threats featured in this book are: specialized vehicles that can survive mine blasts; special riot guns and shotguns; weapon sights that can locate targets in complete darkness or hidden by natural cover, and see through camouflage; protective systems to seal off an area and detect attempts to break its defenses; laser beams for spotlighting a target two kilometres away; and radar that can distinguish between a man walking, running, on a bicycle, or sitting in a tank. Covering one hundred devices now in use, and including a new preface on the changing face of global terror, this is an indispensable guide to counter-terrorism equipment in operation today.