Suicide bombings, like other terrorist attacks are first and foremost aimed at spreading fear. But they are only able to spread fear by inflating their own image and propaganda utilizing local and international media coverage. Unfortunately suicide attacks are not a new phenomenon. Jewish Sicaris in the 1st century, Muslim Hashishiyun in the 11th century, and various Asian groups in the 18th century utilized suicide bombings.
Advanced terrorist activity has a potential to cause grave damages outdoors and also indoors. The modern terrorists are trying to find sensitive and attractive locations for their activity that will cause maximal damage to their victims. In this section we will review simple, yet effective solutions against three types of terrorist activity expected to occur: a suicidal human-bomb driving a ramming vehicle; a combined conventional & non-conventional threat; a blast bomb in a public place.
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