Intelligence, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism / / by Patrick F. Walsh

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910300051703321
• Autore: Walsh Patrick F
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018
• ISBN: 9781137517005; 1-137-51700-X
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2018.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 pages)
• Disciplina: 327.12
• Soggetti: Law; Terrorism; Political violence; Public safety; Police; Security, International; Infectious diseases; Popular Science in Law; Terrorism and Political Violence; Crime Control and Security; Policing; International Security Studies; Infectious Diseases
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Biosecurity Environment -- Chapter 3 Intelligence Tasking and Coordination -- Chapter 4. Collection -- Chapter 5. Analysis -- Chapter 6. Intelligence Governance -- Chapter 7. Intelligence and Stakeholders -- Chapter 8. Oversight and Accountability -- Chapter 9. Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores how potential bio-threats and risks may evolve post 9/11 given the rapid changes in biotechnology and synthetic biology. It also explores what role intelligence communities can play in understanding threats and risks. It argues that although bio-threats ; and risks are largely low probability and high impact in nature, intelligence in ‘Five Eyes’ countries remain insufficiently prepared to understand them. This book identifies key areas where intelligence reforms need to take place including a more strategic and systematic collaboration between national security/law enforcement intelligence and the scientific community. It is aimed at intelligence analysts, those in the scientific community working on health security threats, policy makers and researchers working on biosecurity and bioterrorism threats and risks.