ABSTRACT
In September 2007, German authorities announced they had foiled a major terrorist attack against American and German targets around the Frankfurt area. Three men were arrested in the so-called Operation Alberich, caught mixing chemical ingredients at a vacation house in the Sauerland region allegedly intended for use in three separate car bombs, targeting the Ramstein US military base; a nightclub; and Frankfurt International Airport. 1 What astonished investigators was not only that the three-man cell continued their attack preparations despite knowing that they were under surveillance, but also the sheer quantities of hydrogen peroxide amassed: 730 kilograms.
