LEADER 04694nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910459934503321 005 20211130201705.0 010 $a0-8014-5766-1 010 $a0-8014-5890-0 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801458903 035 $a(CKB)2670000000080949 035 $a(EBL)3138046 035 $a(OCoLC)744545668 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000485625 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11284838 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000485625 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10603976 035 $a(PQKB)11104467 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138046 035 $a(OCoLC)966822918 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse51879 035 $a(DE-B1597)478268 035 $a(OCoLC)979904709 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801458903 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138046 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10457668 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL759695 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000080949 100 $a20090206d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLiving weapons$b[electronic resource] $ebiological warfare and international security /$fGregory D. Koblentz 210 $aIthaca $cCornell University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 225 1 $aCornell studies in security affairs 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-336-28409-9 311 $a0-8014-4768-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tAcronyms and Scientific Terms --$tIntroduction: The Threat of Biological Weapons --$t1. Offense, Defense, and Deterrence --$t2. Verification --$t3. Oversight --$t4. Intelligence --$t5. Biological Terrorism --$tConclusion: Reducing the Danger Posed by Biological Weapons --$tIndex 330 $a"Biological weapons are widely feared, yet rarely used. Biological weapons were the first weapon prohibited by an international treaty, yet the proliferation of these weapons increased after they were banned in 1972. Biological weapons are frequently called 'the poor man's atomic bomb,' yet they cannot provide the same deterrent capability as nuclear weapons. One of my goals in this book is to explain the underlying principles of these apparent paradoxes."-from Living Weapons Biological weapons are the least well understood of the so-called weapons of mass destruction. Unlike nuclear and chemical weapons, biological weapons are composed of, or derived from, living organisms. In Living Weapons, Gregory D. Koblentz provides a comprehensive analysis of the unique challenges that biological weapons pose for international security. At a time when the United States enjoys overwhelming conventional military superiority, biological weapons have emerged as an attractive means for less powerful states and terrorist groups to wage asymmetric warfare.Koblentz also warns that advances in the life sciences have the potential to heighten the lethality and variety of biological weapons. The considerable overlap between the equipment, materials and knowledge required to develop biological weapons, conduct civilian biomedical research, and develop biological defenses creates a multiuse dilemma that limits the effectiveness of verification, hinders civilian oversight, and complicates threat assessments.Living Weapons draws on the American, Soviet, Russian, South African, and Iraqi biological weapons programs to enhance our understanding of the special challenges posed by these weapons for arms control, deterrence, civilian-military relations, and intelligence. Koblentz also examines the aspirations of terrorist groups to develop these weapons and the obstacles they have faced. Biological weapons, Koblentz argues, will continue to threaten international security until defenses against such weapons are improved, governments can reliably detect biological weapon activities, the proliferation of materials and expertise is limited, and international norms against the possession and use of biological weapons are strengthened. 410 0$aCornell studies in security affairs. 606 $aBiological weapons 606 $aBiological warfare 606 $aBioterrorism 606 $aSecurity, International 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBiological weapons. 615 0$aBiological warfare. 615 0$aBioterrorism. 615 0$aSecurity, International. 676 $a358/.38 700 $aKoblentz$b Gregory D.$f1974-$01032504 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459934503321 996 $aLiving weapons$92450407 997 $aUNINA