The terrorist recognition handbook : a manual for predicting and identifying terrorist activities / Malcolm W. Nance ; illustrated by Maryse Beliveau.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-308) and index.

Part 1. Know the terrorist -- Your mission : critical awareness -- Who they are : identifying the terrorist operative -- "Intelligence profiling" a suspected terrorist -- Terrorist training -- Why the terrorist chooses this path : terrorism -- What the terrorist believes -- Part 2. Identifying the terrorist group and its cells -- Terrorist group organization -- The terrorist cell -- Terrorist strategies and target selection -- Part 3. Detection of key terrorist activities -- Terrorist preparations for attack : safe houses, finances, and mobility -- Terrorist tools : conventional weapons identification -- Nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons : effects and associated equipment identification -- Terrorist surveillance techniques -- Detecting infiltration and special mission techniques -- The last chance to stop an attack : the decision and attack sequence -- The basics of analyzing intelligence and predicting terrorism events -- Point of danger : law enforcement traffic stops and encountering terrorists -- The point of failure : terrorist operations and tactics.