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Autore: | Gerstein Daniel M. <1958-> |
Titolo: | Bioterror in the 21st century [[electronic resource] ] : emerging threats in a new global environment / / Daniel M. Gerstein |
Pubblicazione: | Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina: | 363.325/3 |
Soggetto topico: | Bioterrorism |
Terrorism | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Tables and Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Into the Abyss; Chapter One: The 21st-Century Environment; Chapter Two: Biotechnology and Biowarfare:Two Sides of the Same Coin?; Chapter Three: Homeland Security and Biodefense; Chapter Four: Examination of the Potential for a Bioterror Attack; Chapter Five: Conclusion; Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations; Appendix B: Dark Winter Exercise Findings; Appendix C: CDC Categories; Appendix D: Select Agents and Toxins; Appendix E: Selected U.S. Laws, Executive Orders andDirectives, and International Treaties |
Appendix F: Game Theory (Example)Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Daniel Gerstein draws on twenty-nine years of experience in the security and defense sectors to address the threat of bioterrorism. He argues that bioterrorism is a very real threat to humankind due to the 21st century's confluence of globalization, terrorism and biotechnology. Each of these three components of bioterrorism is experiencing unprecedented -- really exponential ? growth and when examined collectively, these factors present a potentially serious challenge to both U.S. national security as well as to America's scientific, organizational and cultural systems. This c |
Titolo autorizzato: | Bioterror in the 21st century |
ISBN: | 1-61251-020-5 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910459889203321 |
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