Terrorist suicide bombings : attack interdiction, mitigation, and response / Mordecai Dzikansky, Gil Kleiman, Robert Slater.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. The suicide bomber in a western urban environment -- section 2. A suicide bomber's motives -- section 3. Evaluating suicide bombing -- section 4. Defending against suicide bombings -- section 5. Key players.

This comprehensive guide is both manual and textbook, blending international relations, Middle Eastern history, and psychology into a practical analysis of the authors' several decades of first-hand counterterrorism experiences responding to and interdicting suicide bombings. Mordecai Dzikansky and Gil Kleiman{u2014}aided by the writing skills of Robert Slater{u2014} write from their perspectives as law enforcement officers with significant experience in Israeli counterterror operations, bridging a gap in U.S. law enforcement and intelligence culture through the uniqueness of their personal service and heritage. In this capacity, Terrorist Suicide Bombings serves a valuable role in bringing practical counterterrorist advice and tactics directly into the reality of the law enforcement world, which often operates under more stringent rules of engagement and without the technical advantages of federal, military, and international forces. Dzikansky and Kleiman naturally understand the limitations and concerns unique to the law enforcement officer's perspective on the counterterror fight, and their advice fits directly into that reality. Therein lies the great strength and practical utility of this book.