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UNINA9910960618403321 |
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Titolo |
High-impact terrorism : proceedings of a Russian-American workshop |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-16990-9 |
1-280-20965-8 |
9786610209651 |
0-309-50905-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terrorism |
Terrorism - Prevention - International cooperation |
Bioterrorism - Prevention - International cooperation |
Weapons of mass destruction - Prevention - International cooperation |
Cyberterrorism - Prevention - International cooperation |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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"Committee on Confronting Terrorism in Russia, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council in cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences." |
"The workshop was held in Moscow on June 4-6, 2001"--P. vii. |
"This study was supported by Grant No. B7075 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Carnegie Corporation of New York"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Terrorism and the law -- Biological terrorism -- Chemical terrorism -- Nuclear terrorism -- Explosives terrorism -- Cyberterrorism -- Agricultural terrorism -- Future trends and international cooperation in the struggle against modern terrorism. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In June 2001 the National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences held a bilateral workshop in Moscow on terrorism in a high-technology society and modern methods to prevent and respond to it. The purpose of the workshop was to begin a dialogue on high-impact terrorism that could lead to further U.S.-Russian collaboration. This |
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volume includes papers presented at the workshop by 31 Russian and American experts on various types of high-impact terrorism, including biological and agricultural terrorism, nuclear and electromagnetic terrorism, explosives, chemical, and technological terrorism, and cyber terrorism. The papers also address legal issues, Russian internal affairs, and the future of international cooperation in this area. |
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