Title :
September 11, 2001 - response to the Pentagon
Author :
Wood, Thomas M. ; King, Steven G.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Applications Int. Corp., McLean, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper is a case study summarizing the response to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, following the attacks of September 11, 2001. It describes the building, the attack itself, and then characterizes some of the key milestones in the response. At also identifies a number of lessons learned from the response that are applicable to other similar responses to incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.
Keywords :
government data processing; Pentagon response; terrorists attacks; weapons of mass destruction; Air traffic control; Aircraft manufacture; Airports; Buildings; Injuries; Personnel; Poles and towers; Springs; Terrorism; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Security Technology, 2002. Proceedings. 36th Annual 2002 International Carnahan Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7436-3
DOI :
10.1109/CCST.2002.1049233