1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778485703321

Titolo

Defense against weapons of mass destruction terrorism / / editors, Osman Aytaç, Mustafa Kibaroglu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : IOS Press, 2009

ISBN

661229812X

1-282-29812-7

9786612298127

1-60750-436-7

600-00-1610-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 173 pages)

Collana

NATO science for peace and security. Series E, Human and societal dynamics ; ; v. 56

Altri autori (Persone)

AytaçOsman

KibaroğluMustafa <1962->

Disciplina

358.3

623.737

Soggetti

Ballistic missile early warning system

Military policy

International relations and terrorism

Military readiness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Preface; Contents; Introduction; Preventing Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism: Building International Partnerships to Meet the Challenge; The Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and Missiles; The Proliferation of Chemical and Biological Weapons: Past, Present and Future; The Credibility of the Nuclear Terrorist Threat: A Call for Cooperation; How Credible Is the Threat of Chemical and Biological Weapons?; Improvised NBCR Attacks on Civilian and Military Infrastructure; EU Approaches to WMD Proliferation and WMD Terrorism

The Anticipated Role of Armed Forces Combating WMD Terrorism Flexible Response: First Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorist Threats; Nuclear Forensic Analysis as a Response Tool to Nuclear Terrorism Events; Defending Against Nuclear Terrorism: Future Threats and Concepts; Chemical-Biological Terrorism: Threats and Responses;



Dealing with the Threat Posed by Non-State Armed Groups Aspiring to Weapons of Mass Destruction; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the class of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) for terrorist use. The authors have found that their (terrorist) effects range from serious nuisance value up to catastrophic destruction of a large urban area.