A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism

Unconventional Weapons and Technology

Research Areas:

Chemical and Biological Threats Radiological and Nuclear Threats

Chemical and Biological Threats
Project Title Sort ascending	Investigators	Project Period
Death in a Small Package: A Social History of Anthrax	Susan Jones	Jun 2005 - Jun 2008
Global Terrorism Database (GTD)	Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan	Jun 2001 - Oct 2022
Biosecurity in the Americas: Research, Practitioner Education/Training and Transition	Markus Binder, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Alexandra Williams
Advancing U.S. CWMD/CWMT Capabilities in Support of the SIGMA+ Program through Development of Anticipatory Human Social Systems Models and Adversary Weapon Selection Decision Processes	Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Thomas Guarrieri	Mar 2020 - Mar 2022
Integrated Discovery of Emerging and Novel Technologies (IDENT)	Steve S. Sin, Ph.D.	Jun 2018 - Jul 2020
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency SIGMA+	Thomas Guarrieri, Marcus A. Boyd, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D.	Jul 2018 - Apr 2020
Profiles of Incidents Involving CBRN and Non-state Actors (POICN) Database	Markus Binder	Mar 2010 - Jun 2018
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Acceleration	Erin Miller	Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
Profiling the CB Adversary: Motivation, Psychology and Decision	Gary Ackerman	Apr 2016 - Dec 2017
New Analytical Methods for the Exploitation of Open-Source Structured Databases to Enhance Situational Awareness for Effective Counter-WMD Strategies	Ronald Breiger, Gary Ackerman, Victor Asal, H. Brinton Milward, R. Karl Rethemeyer	Mar 2010 - Mar 2014
Anatomizing the Behavior of Chemical and Biological Non-State Adversaries	Gary Ackerman, Victor Asal	Jun 2012 - May 2014
Best Practices for Preparing Communities: Citizen Engagement in Public Health Planning	Monica Schoch-Spana	May 2005 - May 2008
Population Vulnerability Analysis, Spatial Social Science, and GIS	Susan Cutter	May 2005 - May 2009
Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Campaigns	Gary Ackerman, Joseph Young, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal	Jul 2014 - Dec 2017
Organizational Factors in the Successful Application of 'Community Engagement' Principles for Bioterrorism Preparedness	Monica Schoch-Spana	Jun 2008 - Dec 2011
Domestic Weapons of Mass Destruction: Populations at Risk from U.S. Chemical Facilities Releases	Susan Cutter	Jun 2008 - Oct 2011
More Bang for the Buck?: Examining the Effect of Technological Change on Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction	Gary Ackerman, Jeffrey Bale	Jul 2005 - Sep 2009
Effective Organizational Communication During Crises: Learning from the 2001 Anthrax Attacks	Caron Chess	May 2005 - May 2009
Consensus Framework for Informing Decision-Making in the Biological Threat Characterization Program	Gary Ackerman	Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

Radiological and Nuclear Threats
Project Title Sort ascending	Investigators	Project Period
Failure Points in Smuggling Networks	Brandon Behlendorf	Sep 2013 - Mar 2015
The Threat of Pakistani Criminal Organizations: Assessing the Potential for Involvement in Radiological/Nuclear Smuggling, Collaboration with Terrorist Groups and the Potential to Destabilize the Pakistani State	Amy Pate, Gary Ackerman	Apr 2012 - Jul 2012
Insider Threat for Inbound International Air Cargo	Gary Ackerman	Oct 2013 - Mar 2015
Mobile Radiation Detectors: Threat Perception and Device Acceptance	Brooke Liu, Elizabet Petrun Sayers, Gary Ackerman, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Thomas Guarrieri	Apr 2014 - Apr 2019
International and Regional Architecture Reports	Brandon Behlendorf, Emily Iarocci, Gary Ackerman, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D.	May 2012 - Sep 2015
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) Process	John Sawyer, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D.	Sep 2014 - Jun 2015
Towards an Understanding of Explosive Detection Technology Adoption: Results from Two Surveys	Brooke Liu	May 2016 - Jun 2017
Developing Integrated Radiological and Nuclear Detection Architecture for the Interior and International Mission Space	Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Marcus A. Boyd	Sep 2016 - Sep 2019
Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Acceleration	Erin Miller	Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
Cargo Aviation Insider Threat Assessment Tool (CAITAT)	Thomas Guarrieri	Sep 2016 - Dec 2018
Profiles of Incidents Involving CBRN and Non-state Actors (POICN) Database	Markus Binder	Mar 2010 - Jun 2018
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency SIGMA+	Thomas Guarrieri, Marcus A. Boyd, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D.	Jul 2018 - Apr 2020
Integrated Discovery of Emerging and Novel Technologies (IDENT)	Steve S. Sin, Ph.D.	Jun 2018 - Jul 2020
Organized and/or Transnational Crime/Drug Cartel Nexus with Illicit Radiological/Nuclear Trade, Smuggling and/or Terrorism in Europe and North, Sahelian and West Africa	Amy Pate, John Sawyer, Marcus A. Boyd, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D.	Sep 2013 - Mar 2015
PRND Capability Development Framework Mapping	John Sawyer, Marcus A. Boyd	Dec 2012 - Jun 2015
Radiological/Nuclear Adversaries Future Project	Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer	Oct 2012 - Dec 2013
Dissuading Adversaries and their Radiological/Nuclear Pathways: Integrating Deterrence Theory and Analytics in the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA)	Amy Pate, Brandon Behlendorf, Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer, Steve S. Sin, Ph.D., Hamid Mohtadi, Marcus A. Boyd	Oct 2013 - Sep 2018
New Analytical Methods for the Exploitation of Open-Source Structured Databases to Enhance Situational Awareness for Effective Counter-WMD Strategies	Ronald Breiger, Gary Ackerman, Victor Asal, H. Brinton Milward, R. Karl Rethemeyer	Mar 2010 - Mar 2014
Integration of International Architecture Analysis	Brandon Behlendorf, Emily Iarocci, Gary Ackerman, John Sawyer	Sep 2013 - Mar 2015
Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: A Study of South Asia	Sharad Joshi	Oct 2008 - Sep 2009
Anatomizing Radiological and Nuclear Non-State Adversaries	Gary Ackerman, Jeffrey Bale, R. Karl Rethemeyer	Jun 2012 - Jan 2014
Distinctive Characteristics of Terrorist Groups	Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan	Jan 2005 - Jun 2009
Terrorist Groups and Weapons of Mass Destruction	Gary Ackerman, Jonathan Wilkenfeld, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal	Jul 2005 - May 2008
Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Campaigns	Gary Ackerman, Joseph Young, R. Karl Rethemeyer, Victor Asal	Jul 2014 - Dec 2017
More Bang for the Buck?: Examining the Effect of Technological Change on Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction	Gary Ackerman, Jeffrey Bale	Jul 2005 - Sep 2009
Global Terrorism Database (GTD)	Erin Miller, Gary LaFree, Laura Dugan	Jun 2001 - Oct 2022