Unfortunately we live in a dangerous world, with the threats of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons a stark reality. By using remote sensing and computer models, WTC can forecast the impact of Weapons of Mass Destruction on the built environment. This information can be used by planners at all levels of government and the private sector to plan for and protect against these threats. Being an independent organization, WTC can provide an unvarnished assessment untainted by political or other considerations. Examples of recent projects include:
In 2002, with tensions between Pakistan and India becoming increasingly violent, a client with interests in Asia became concerned that fallout from a nuclear conflict between the two could contaminate their facilities. WTC was able to set up system to compute site specific fallout potential within hours of the request. By integrating real time intelligence with advanced meteorological modeling WTC was able to provide the client with forecasts throughout the period of high tension. This technology can be deployed to provide guidance from a variety of natural and human disasters, from toxic waste spills and plumes, radiological or biological contamination, and so forth.
WTC assessed the potential risk from natural hazards as well as vulnerability to terrorist attacks to facilities in Savannah, GA, for the design of a new Emergency Operations Center in advance of the 2004 G-8 conference. The map below shows a blast radius map for a 10kt nuclear explosion at the Georgia Ports Authority Container Port. Confidential versions of this map include the effects of terrain and other details useful for law enforcement and emergency management officials.
