LEADER 04003nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910461219603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8047-7981-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804779814 035 $a(CKB)2670000000178601 035 $a(EBL)892362 035 $a(OCoLC)787843315 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000641958 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12267298 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000641958 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10628821 035 $a(PQKB)10898377 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC892362 035 $a(DE-B1597)564664 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804779814 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL892362 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10555805 035 $a(OCoLC)1198931618 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000178601 100 $a20080204d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aTerrorism, war, or disease?$b[electronic resource] $eunraveling the use of biological weapons /$fedited by Anne L. Clunan, Peter R. Lavoy, Susan B. Martin 210 $aStanford, California $cStanford University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (370 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-5977-4 311 $a0-8047-5976-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: identifying biological agents, characterizing events, attributing blame / Anne L. Clunan -- Pt. 1. Case studies. The U.S. anthrax letters: a confirmed case of BW agent use / Leonard A. Cole -- The 1994 plague in western India: human ecology and the risks of misattribution / Ron Barrett -- The yellow rain affair: lessons from a discredited allegation / Matthew S. Meselson and Julian Perry Robinson -- "Yellow rain" biological warfare agent use: evidence and remaining questions / Rebecca Katz -- False allegations of U.S. biological weapons use during the Korean War / Milton Leitenberg -- Cuban allegations of U.S. biological warfare: false allegations and their impact on attribution / Raymond A. Zilinskas -- Imperial Japan's germ warfare: the suppression of evidence at the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, 1946-1948 / Jeanne Guillemin -- A quantitative overview of biological weapons: identification, characterization, and attribution / Gary Ackerman and Victor Asal. Pt. 2. Policy and scholarly implications. U.S. efforts to investigate and attribute the use of biological weapons / Elisa D. Harris -- A UK view on biological weapons attribution policies: the importance of strengthening norms against biological weapons / Graham S. Pearson -- Multilateral approaches to the investigation and attribution of biological weapons use / Jonathan B. Tucker -- Building information networks for bio-security / Anne L. Clunan -- Conclusion: the role of attribution in bio-security policy / Susan B. Martin, Anne L. Clunan. 330 $aTerrorism, War, or Disease? Unraveling the Use of Biological Weapons examines the complex political, military, legal, and scientific challenges involved in determining when biological weapons have been and who has used them through detailed case studies and draws lessons to improve our ability to counter the world's most deadly silent killers. 606 $aBiological weapons$vCase studies 606 $aBiological weapons$xGovernment policy 606 $aBiological arms control 606 $aNational security 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBiological weapons 615 0$aBiological weapons$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aBiological arms control. 615 0$aNational security. 676 $a358/.3882 701 $aClunan$b Anne L.$f1968-$0962761 701 $aLavoy$b Peter R$g(Peter Rene?),$f1961-$01036358 701 $aMartin$b Susan B.$f1965-$01057579 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461219603321 996 $aTerrorism, war, or disease$92493002 997 $aUNINA