FOREWORD
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COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF EXPLOSIVE DETECTION DOGS
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DEDICATION
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INTRODUCTION
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ABOUT ME, THE AUTHOR:
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TERRORISM - A CLARIFICATION
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CHAPTER 1 - EXPLOSIVES & TERRORISM
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EXPLOSIVES AND THEIR HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS
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THE MULTIFACETED IMPORTANCE OF EXPLOSIVES IN DIFFERENT VARIOUS APPLICATION
AREAS
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THE CHEMISTRY BEHIND EXPLOSIVES: AN INTRODUCTION TO FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
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CLASSIFICATION OF EXPLOSIVES: AN OVERVIEW OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF EXPLOSIVES 35
PEROXIDE EXPLOSIVES: THEIR SPECIFICITIES AND APPLICATIONS
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NON-PEROXIDE EXPLOSIVES: PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
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INITIATION AND AMPLIFICATION: A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF DETONATING CORDS,
DETONATORS, AND IGNITION SYSTEMS
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DETONATORS: THE DECISIVE COMPONENT IN THE CONTEXT OF EXPLOSIVES
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MANUFACTURING PROCESSES OF EXPLOSIVES: A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND SYNTHESIS METHODS: THE KEY TO MANUFACTURING
EXPLOSIVES
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DEFINITIONS AND DISTINCTIONS: TERRORISM AND EXTREMISM
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THE FACETS OF RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST TERRORISM IN GERMANY
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LEFT-WING EXTREMIST TERRORISM IN GERMANY: FEATURES AND DYNAMICS
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ISLAMISM AND ISLAMIST TERRORISM: COMPLEX INTERRELATIONS
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THE "REICH CITIZENS" MOVEMENT AND "SOVEREIGN CITIZENS": A PHENOMENON IN
THE LANDSCAPE OF EXTREMISM IN GERMANY
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FOREIGN-RELATED EXTREMISM: DIMENSIONS AND INFLUENCE
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STATE TERRORISM: STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS
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POTENTIAL THREAT SCENARIOS INVOLVING THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES
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THE IMPACT OF THE UKRAINE CONFLICT ON TERRORISM IN GERMANY
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