02886nam 2200589I 450 991046085440332120200520144314.00-429-25235-81-4398-9536-8(CKB)3710000000391321(EBL)1449698(SSID)ssj0001460133(PQKBManifestationID)12625912(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001460133(PQKBWorkID)11465994(PQKB)10342021(MiAaPQ)EBC1449698(Au-PeEL)EBL1449698(CaPaEBR)ebr11166408(OCoLC)908078024(EXLCZ)99371000000039132120180611d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTerrorism and wmds awareness and response /by John PichtelFirst edition.Boca Raton, FL :CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis,2011.1 online resource (450 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4398-5175-1 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Front Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; AUTHOR; Chapter 1. Terrorism and WMDs; Chapter 2. Chemical Agents; Chapter 3. Toxic Industrial Chemicals; Chapter 4. Biological Agents; Chapter 5. Nuclear and Radiological Hazards; Chapter 6. Explosive Hazards; Chapter 7. Directed-Energy Weapons; Chapter 8. NIMS and the Incident Command System; Chapter 9. Personal Protective Equipment for Emergency Response, Decontamination, and Remediation; Appendix A. Glossary of Terms; Appendix B. Acronyms; Appendix C. Selected Chemical and Physical Properties of Chemical Weapons; Back CoverTerrorists continue to enhance their technical sophistication in constructing weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) with devastating effects. Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) weapons now pose a greater threat than ever before. Emphasizing basic chemistry and biology, including microbiology and human health, Terrorism and WMDs: Awareness and Response is an introductory manual on CBRNE weapons that helps prepare emergency response, counterterrorism, and security professionals to respond to a WMD attack quickly and effectively.TerrorismWeapons of mass destructionHealth aspectsTerrorismPreventionElectronic books.Terrorism.Weapons of mass destructionHealth aspects.TerrorismPrevention.363.325/3Pichtel John1957-312796MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460854403321Terrorism and wmds1975938UNINA