Confronting the Threat

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1 Confronting the Threat

2 The Tragic Events of 9/11 demonstrated the need to deal with terrorism through mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery at venues of mass gatherings. Stadium Convention Center Campus Shopping Mall Airport Hotel Subway Station Las Vegas Strip Casino Theatre Race Track Amusement Park Parade Office Building Beach Wall Street

3 Is the collection of large numbers of people at one site or location for a common purpose for a certain duration of time and there is the potential for a delayed response to emergencies because of limited access due to features of the environment and location. High Profile Body Count Psychological Impact Economic Impact VIPs present Historically Soft Target Conflicts with Ideology Las Vegas Strip

4 There are more than 1,869 stadiums in the U.S. More than 300,000,000, fans attend Sporting Events annually. Spectator Spending is responsible for nearly 15% of the revenue of the entire U.S. Sports Business Industry. Targeting sports can negatively affect future attendance at sports events, subsequently having a ripple effect through the country and our economy. Maintaining a balance between an enjoyable fan experience and security is a primary interest. 90,000,000 80,000,000 70,000,000 60,000,000 50,000,000 40,000,000 30,000,000 20,000,000 10,000, * Sports Business Research, MLB NCAA Football NCAA Mens Basketball NBA

5 # of Venues Professional Collegiate Horsetrack Racetrack 30,000-39,999 40,000-49,999 50,000-59,999 60,000-69,999 70,000-79,999 80,000-89,999 90,000-99, ,000 + Most venues over 40,000 capacity are college football stadiums. Most venues over 100k are racetracks, the majority of the smaller venues are pro baseball and smaller college football programs Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) Arson Small Arms Attack Chemical Attack Biological Attack Nuclear/Radiological Attack Aircraft Attack

6 J.W. Marriott Jakarta 2009 Taj Mahal Hotel Mumbai 2008 April 19, pounds of ANFO 167 Persons Killed Timothy McVeigh

7 Ei Eric Rudolph 02/18/2003 Man lit cardboard milk container filled with flammable liquid 130 Dead

8 November 26-29, dead, 308 wounded Bombing, Shooting, Hostage Crisis Aum Shinrikyo Disseminated Sarin on Tokyo subway system, March 20th dead, 3500 casualties Sarin produced in laboratory at Aum facility Series of attacks leading up to March 20th Use of chemical agents Shoko Asahara, Aum Leader Tokyo Subway Matsumoto

9 Evidence Collection Ewing, New Jersey Mail Search Washington, D.C. Anthrax Letter U.S. Congress

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12 This is the area of contamination WORLD TRADE CENTER, NYC

13 Al-Qa ida has expressed an interest in targeting stadiums (Venues of Mass Gatherings). (2002) Downloaded images of U.S. stadiums. (2006) Threat of dirty bomb attack at 7 NFL stadiums. (2006) NY Transit System plot included stadiums. (2009) The Al-Fallujah Islamic Forum posted a threat to stadiums. (2009) A Chicago taxi driver with ties to Al-Qa ida discussed attacking stadiums. (2010)

14 Attack Threats Bomb Threats Hacker Threats Internet Threats Threatening Letters Photographing Infrastructure Security Badges Loss/Theft Surveillance Suspicious Individuals Video Taping Phone Calls for information Bomb detonation at 2005 Univ. of OK football game. Threat to 2008 Super Bowl Phoenix, AZ Joel Hinrichs, Jr.

15 5 th Generation Jihadists The secular members of Fatah (1 st gen). Abu Nidal, Hezbollah, Hamas, and others (2 nd gen). Umbrella organizations (3 rd gen). Al-Qa ida Central Leadership (4 th gen). Lone Wolf Jihadists (5 th gen). Nidal Malik Hasan Ft. Hood Coleen La Rose Jihad Jane Richard Reid Shoe Bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Underwear Bomber In order to be prepared, private, public and governmental agencies need to address the key issues of closing critical security gaps. The following security gaps represent some of the concerns for Venues of Mass Gatherings.

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18 Electronic Bomb Card Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC)

19 Behavioral Analysis Recognizing a person of interest based on behavioral characteristics. Collaboration Software The ability to develop, modify, retrieve and test plans and protocols associated with response and recovery. Computer Based Assessment Tool (C-Bat) A digital Tactical Site Survey of the Venue. Major Event Security Aware (MESA) Implement reliable systems and processes to protect Venues of Mass Gatherings 1.0 Assessment 4.0 Audits 2.0 Training 3.0 Practice

20 James A. McGee