VEHICLE BORNE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (VBIED): PREPAREDNESS, RECOGNITION, AND RESPONSE Terrorists may pursue efforts to use VBIEDs to conduct mass-casualty attacks in the Homeland. We base this assessment on interest communicated via online platforms and in terrorist publications, as well as on previous VBIED-related incidents and attacks.

A car bomb, bus bomb, van bomb, lorry bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), [1] is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile or other vehicles.

explosive device (VBIED) attacks, have been either foiled or are less likely to be attempted in the United States possibly due to the complex nature of building a VBIED. Since May 2020, there have been over a dozen malicious or intentional vehicle rammings carried out during protests and riots in the United States.

Over the last two decades, terrorists have used VBIED tactics (sometimes in sophisticated simultaneous attacks) to target global suppliers of critical resources and U.S. interests around the world. This tactic has impacted our government’s ability to protect its citizens and workers of host

2008年9月1日 · The explosives component of a VBIED can be anything from homemade improvised explosives to sophisticated military ordnance, but civilian first responders are more likely to encounter IEDs than ...

2007年7月3日 · Car bombs, or Vehicle Borne Improvized Explosive Devices (VBIED), have a long and deadly history. They are a weapon equally popular with assassins, terrorists and guerillas and have been used throughout history to variously kill the occupants of the vehicle and people near the blast site, as well as to cause damage to buildings or other property.

2003年8月19日 · Some Potential VBIED Indicators: • Theft of explosives, blasting caps, or fuses, or certain chemicals used in the manufacture of explosives. • Rental of self-storage space for the purpose of storing chemicals or mixing apparatus. • Delivery of chemicals directly to a self-storage facility or unusual deliveries of chemicals to residential ...

2015年12月1日 · A vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) is commonly used by insurgents and terrorists to cause military and civilian casualties as well as inflict severe damage to buildings and structures. In order to mitigate and protect against such a threat, a better understanding of the VBIED blast and fragmentation effects is needed.

2021年1月26日 · The Joint Counter Terrorism Assessment Team developed the First Responder’s Toolbox on Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED): Preparedness, Recognition and Response

Background: Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) pose complex security challenges for all sectors. To reduce vulnerabilities from an attack using VBIEDs, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) recommends the protective measures listed below.