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Autore |
Gerstein Daniel M. <1958-> |
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Titolo |
Bioterror in the 21st century [[electronic resource] ] : emerging threats in a new global environment / / Daniel M. Gerstein |
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Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, c2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bioterrorism |
Terrorism |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Tables and Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Into the Abyss; Chapter One: The 21st-Century Environment; Chapter Two: Biotechnology and Biowarfare:Two Sides of the Same Coin?; Chapter Three: Homeland Security and Biodefense; Chapter Four: Examination of the Potential for a Bioterror Attack; Chapter Five: Conclusion; Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations; Appendix B: Dark Winter Exercise Findings; Appendix C: CDC Categories; Appendix D: Select Agents and Toxins; Appendix E: Selected U.S. Laws, Executive Orders andDirectives, and International Treaties |
Appendix F: Game Theory (Example)Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Daniel Gerstein draws on twenty-nine years of experience in the security and defense sectors to address the threat of bioterrorism. He argues that bioterrorism is a very real threat to humankind due to the 21st century's confluence of globalization, terrorism and biotechnology. Each of these three components of bioterrorism is experiencing unprecedented -- really exponential ? growth and when examined collectively, these factors present a potentially serious challenge to both U.S. national security as well as to America's scientific, organizational and cultural systems. This c |
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