03172oam 2200661 a 450 991069397790332120240321233908.0979-84-00-65571-51-282-40471-797866124047190-313-01533-310.5040/9798400655715(CKB)1000000000452377(EBL)617348(OCoLC)60127427(SSID)ssj0000160858(PQKBManifestationID)11163409(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000160858(PQKBWorkID)10190704(PQKB)10158225(MiAaPQ)EBC617348(OCoLC)57418052ocm57418052(OCoLC)991000000000452377(DLC)BP9798400655715BC(EXLCZ)99100000000045237720240214e20042024 uy 0enguruuu---uuuuutxtccrThe gathering biological warfare storm /edited by Jim A. Davis and Barry R. Schneider2nd ed.Westport, Conn. :Praeger,2004.London :Bloomsbury Publishing (UK),20241 online resource (272 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-275-98314-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. U.S. Biodefense Readiness: Thoughts after September 11th; 2. Agroterrorism and Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Is the United States Prepared?; 3. Surveillance and Detection: A Public Health Response to Bioterrorism; 4. The Anthrax Terror: DOD's Number-One Biological Threat; 5. Efficacy and Safety of the Anthrax Vaccine; 6. Smallpox: A Primer; 7. The Prospects for Biological War in the Middle East; 8. Assessment of the Emerging Biocruise Threat; 9. Next Generation Bioweapons: Genetic Engineering and Biological Warfare10. A Biological Warfare Wake-Up Call: Prevalent Myths and Likely ScenariosNotes; Index; About the ContributorsA new threat is stalking nations, as terrorist organizations and rogue states alike appear intent on acquiring and using the poor man's nuclear weapon: biological agents such as anthrax, smallpox, and plague. Attacks against Americans during the past dozen years may be an indication of more worrisome events to come. U.S. military forces in Japan were attacked in April of 1990 with botulinum toxin by the Aum Shinrikyo cult. Hundreds in Oregon were sickened with Salmonella after an attack in 1984. And small amounts of anthrax resulted in widespread panic and frequent evacuations across the UniteBiological warfareWar on Terrorism, 2001-Biological warfare.War on Terrorism, 2001-363.32Davis Jim A1352511Schneider Barry R661935USAF Counterproliferation Center.DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910693977903321The gathering biological warfare storm3181787UNINA