LEADER 03063nam 2200481 450 001 9910809080903321 005 20190311194625.0 010 $a1-62637-713-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781626377134 035 $a(CKB)3790000000540749 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5191657 035 $a(DE-B1597)623697 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781626377134 035 $a(OCoLC)1312727167 035 $a(EXLCZ)993790000000540749 100 $a20180116h20182018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aBiosecurity in Putin's Russia /$fRaymond A. Zilinskas, Philippe Mauger 210 1$aBoulder, Colorado ;$aLondon, [England] :$cLynne Rienner Publishers,$d2018. 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (385 pages) $cillustrations, tables 311 $a1-62637-698-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Tables and Figures -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1 Putin?s Direction in the Biosciences -- $t2 The Legacy of the Soviet Union?s Biological Warfare Program -- $t3 Russian Biosecurity and Military Modernization -- $t4 Biodefense and High-Technology Research and Development -- $t5 Civilian Bioscience and Biotechnology Since 2005 -- $t6 Russia Addressing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention -- $t7 Policy Suggestions and Possible Future Collaborations -- $tList of Acronyms -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex -- $tAbout the Book 330 $aIn March 2012, at a meeting convened by the recently reelected Russian president Vladimir Putin, Minister of Defense Serdyukov informed Mr. Putin that a plan was being prepared for "the development of weapons based on new physical principles: radiation, geophysical wave, genetic, psychophysical, etc." Subsequently, in response to concerns expressed both in Russia and abroad, the Russian government deleted the statement from the public transcript of the meeting. But the question remains: Is Russia developing an offensive biological warfare program? Raymond Zilinskas and Philippe Mauger investigate the multiple dimensions of this crucial security issue in their comprehensive, authoritative survey. Ranging from the Soviet legacy to current doctrine, from advanced weapons-development networks to civilian biotechnology research, from diplomatic initiatives to disinformation campaigns, they document and analyze the build-up and modernization of Russia?s biodefense establishment under the Putin administration. 606 $aBiological weapons$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aBiotechnology$xGovernment policy$zRussia (Federation) 615 0$aBiological weapons 615 0$aBiotechnology$xGovernment policy 676 $a358.384 700 $aZilinskas$b Raymond A.$0311421 702 $aMauger$b Philippe$f1991- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809080903321 996 $aBiosecurity in Putin's Russia$94115453 997 $aUNINA