The gathering biological warfare storm / / edited by Jim A. Davis and Barry R. Schneider
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| Titolo: |
The gathering biological warfare storm / / edited by Jim A. Davis and Barry R. Schneider
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| Pubblicazione: | Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2004 |
| London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024 | |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.32 |
| Soggetto topico: | Biological warfare |
| War on Terrorism, 2001- | |
| Altri autori: |
DavisJim A
SchneiderBarry R
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Warfare |
| 10. A Biological Warfare Wake-Up Call: Prevalent Myths and Likely ScenariosNotes; Index; About the Contributors | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A 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 Unite |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The gathering biological warfare storm |
| ISBN: | 979-84-00-65571-5 |
| 1-282-40471-7 | |
| 9786612404719 | |
| 0-313-01533-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910693977903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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