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CBRN protection [[electronic resource] ] : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.]
CBRN protection [[electronic resource] ] : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (515 p.)
Disciplina 363.348
363.34988
Altri autori (Persone) RichardtAndre
Soggetto topico Chemical terrorism - United States
Bioterrorism - United States
Nuclear terrorism - United States
Chemical terrorism - United States - Prevention
Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention
Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 3-527-65016-4
3-527-65019-9
3-527-65018-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto CBRN Protection; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Part I History and Treaties in CBRN - Warfare and Terrorism; 1 A Glance Back - Myths and Facts about CBRN Incidents; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History of Chemical Warfare; 1.2.1 Chemical Warfare Agents in Ancient Times; 1.2.2 Birth of Modern Chemical Warfare Agents and Their Use in World War I; 1.2.3 Chemical Warfare Agents between the Two World Wars; 1.2.3.1 The Italian-Ethiopian War; 1.2.3.2 Japanese Invasion of China; 1.2.3.3 First Nerve Agents; 1.2.4 Chemical Warfare Agents in World War II
1.2.5 Chemical Warfare Agents during the Cold War1.2.6 Chemical Warfare Agents Used in Terrorism; 1.2.7 Conclusions and Outlook; 1.3 Introduction to Biological Warfare; 1.3.1 Most Harmful Pandemics in History; 1.3.2 Biological Warfare Agents in Ancient Times BC; 1.3.3 Biological Warfare Agents in the Middle Ages to World War I; 1.3.4 From World War I to World War II - the Beginning of Scientifically Based Biological Weapons Research; 1.3.5 From the End of World War II to the 1980 - the Great Bioweapons Programs; 1.3.6 From the 1980 Up Today - the Emerging of Bioterrorism
1.3.7 Conclusions and Outlook1.4 Introduction to Radiological and Nuclear Warfare; 1.4.1 Discovery of Nuclear Fission; 1.4.2 Manhattan Project - Development of the First Fission Weapons; 1.4.3 Nuclear Arms Race; 1.4.4 Status of World Nuclear Forces; 1.4.5 Radiological Warfare and Nuclear Terrorism; 1.4.6 Conclusions and Outlook; References; 2 International Treaties - Only a Matter for Diplomats?; 2.1 Introduction to the Minefield of Negotiations; 2.1.1 Arms Reduction and Prohibition of Use; 2.1.2 Arms Control and International Controlling Bodies; 2.1.3 Nonproliferation
2.2 Why It Is so Difficult to Implement International Regulations?2.2.1 Trust - Devoid of Trust Every Effort Is Useless; 2.2.2 Negotiation - Special Skills Are Required; 2.2.3 Dual Use - Good or Bad Technology?; 2.2.4 Verification - an Instrument for Trust Building; 2.2.5 Technological Advancement - Gain of Momentum; 2.3 Historic Development of Treaties - the Link to the Incidents; 2.4 Today's System of Treaties - a Global Network; 2.4.1 The Geneva Conventions - the Backbone for Further Treaties; 2.4.2 Deployment System for Weapons - Control the Carrier Systems
2.4.3 Biological and Chemical Weapons2.4.4 Chemical Weapons Convention 1993 and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); 2.4.5 Implications of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC); 2.5 Nuclear Weapons; 2.5.1 Nonproliferation; 2.5.2 Disarmament; 2.5.2.1 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks/Treaty (SALT); 2.5.2.2 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START); 2.5.2.3 Strategic Offensive Reductions (SORT) 2003; 2.5.3 Test-Ban and Civil Use; 2.5.4 Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones; 2.6 Organizations; 2.7 Conclusions and Where Does the Road Lead?
References
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Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013
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CBRN protection [[electronic resource] ] : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.]
CBRN protection [[electronic resource] ] : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (515 p.)
Disciplina 363.348
363.34988
Altri autori (Persone) RichardtAndre
Soggetto topico Chemical terrorism - United States
Bioterrorism - United States
Nuclear terrorism - United States
Chemical terrorism - United States - Prevention
Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention
Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention
ISBN 3-527-65016-4
3-527-65019-9
3-527-65018-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto CBRN Protection; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Part I History and Treaties in CBRN - Warfare and Terrorism; 1 A Glance Back - Myths and Facts about CBRN Incidents; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History of Chemical Warfare; 1.2.1 Chemical Warfare Agents in Ancient Times; 1.2.2 Birth of Modern Chemical Warfare Agents and Their Use in World War I; 1.2.3 Chemical Warfare Agents between the Two World Wars; 1.2.3.1 The Italian-Ethiopian War; 1.2.3.2 Japanese Invasion of China; 1.2.3.3 First Nerve Agents; 1.2.4 Chemical Warfare Agents in World War II
1.2.5 Chemical Warfare Agents during the Cold War1.2.6 Chemical Warfare Agents Used in Terrorism; 1.2.7 Conclusions and Outlook; 1.3 Introduction to Biological Warfare; 1.3.1 Most Harmful Pandemics in History; 1.3.2 Biological Warfare Agents in Ancient Times BC; 1.3.3 Biological Warfare Agents in the Middle Ages to World War I; 1.3.4 From World War I to World War II - the Beginning of Scientifically Based Biological Weapons Research; 1.3.5 From the End of World War II to the 1980 - the Great Bioweapons Programs; 1.3.6 From the 1980 Up Today - the Emerging of Bioterrorism
1.3.7 Conclusions and Outlook1.4 Introduction to Radiological and Nuclear Warfare; 1.4.1 Discovery of Nuclear Fission; 1.4.2 Manhattan Project - Development of the First Fission Weapons; 1.4.3 Nuclear Arms Race; 1.4.4 Status of World Nuclear Forces; 1.4.5 Radiological Warfare and Nuclear Terrorism; 1.4.6 Conclusions and Outlook; References; 2 International Treaties - Only a Matter for Diplomats?; 2.1 Introduction to the Minefield of Negotiations; 2.1.1 Arms Reduction and Prohibition of Use; 2.1.2 Arms Control and International Controlling Bodies; 2.1.3 Nonproliferation
2.2 Why It Is so Difficult to Implement International Regulations?2.2.1 Trust - Devoid of Trust Every Effort Is Useless; 2.2.2 Negotiation - Special Skills Are Required; 2.2.3 Dual Use - Good or Bad Technology?; 2.2.4 Verification - an Instrument for Trust Building; 2.2.5 Technological Advancement - Gain of Momentum; 2.3 Historic Development of Treaties - the Link to the Incidents; 2.4 Today's System of Treaties - a Global Network; 2.4.1 The Geneva Conventions - the Backbone for Further Treaties; 2.4.2 Deployment System for Weapons - Control the Carrier Systems
2.4.3 Biological and Chemical Weapons2.4.4 Chemical Weapons Convention 1993 and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); 2.4.5 Implications of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC); 2.5 Nuclear Weapons; 2.5.1 Nonproliferation; 2.5.2 Disarmament; 2.5.2.1 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks/Treaty (SALT); 2.5.2.2 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START); 2.5.2.3 Strategic Offensive Reductions (SORT) 2003; 2.5.3 Test-Ban and Civil Use; 2.5.4 Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones; 2.6 Organizations; 2.7 Conclusions and Where Does the Road Lead?
References
Record Nr. UNINA-9910830720803321
Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013
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CBRN protection [[electronic resource] ] : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.]
CBRN protection [[electronic resource] ] : managing the threat of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear weapons / / edited by Andre Richardt ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (515 p.)
Disciplina 363.348
363.34988
Altri autori (Persone) RichardtAndre
Soggetto topico Chemical terrorism - United States
Bioterrorism - United States
Nuclear terrorism - United States
Chemical terrorism - United States - Prevention
Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention
Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention
ISBN 3-527-65016-4
3-527-65019-9
3-527-65018-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto CBRN Protection; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Part I History and Treaties in CBRN - Warfare and Terrorism; 1 A Glance Back - Myths and Facts about CBRN Incidents; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History of Chemical Warfare; 1.2.1 Chemical Warfare Agents in Ancient Times; 1.2.2 Birth of Modern Chemical Warfare Agents and Their Use in World War I; 1.2.3 Chemical Warfare Agents between the Two World Wars; 1.2.3.1 The Italian-Ethiopian War; 1.2.3.2 Japanese Invasion of China; 1.2.3.3 First Nerve Agents; 1.2.4 Chemical Warfare Agents in World War II
1.2.5 Chemical Warfare Agents during the Cold War1.2.6 Chemical Warfare Agents Used in Terrorism; 1.2.7 Conclusions and Outlook; 1.3 Introduction to Biological Warfare; 1.3.1 Most Harmful Pandemics in History; 1.3.2 Biological Warfare Agents in Ancient Times BC; 1.3.3 Biological Warfare Agents in the Middle Ages to World War I; 1.3.4 From World War I to World War II - the Beginning of Scientifically Based Biological Weapons Research; 1.3.5 From the End of World War II to the 1980 - the Great Bioweapons Programs; 1.3.6 From the 1980 Up Today - the Emerging of Bioterrorism
1.3.7 Conclusions and Outlook1.4 Introduction to Radiological and Nuclear Warfare; 1.4.1 Discovery of Nuclear Fission; 1.4.2 Manhattan Project - Development of the First Fission Weapons; 1.4.3 Nuclear Arms Race; 1.4.4 Status of World Nuclear Forces; 1.4.5 Radiological Warfare and Nuclear Terrorism; 1.4.6 Conclusions and Outlook; References; 2 International Treaties - Only a Matter for Diplomats?; 2.1 Introduction to the Minefield of Negotiations; 2.1.1 Arms Reduction and Prohibition of Use; 2.1.2 Arms Control and International Controlling Bodies; 2.1.3 Nonproliferation
2.2 Why It Is so Difficult to Implement International Regulations?2.2.1 Trust - Devoid of Trust Every Effort Is Useless; 2.2.2 Negotiation - Special Skills Are Required; 2.2.3 Dual Use - Good or Bad Technology?; 2.2.4 Verification - an Instrument for Trust Building; 2.2.5 Technological Advancement - Gain of Momentum; 2.3 Historic Development of Treaties - the Link to the Incidents; 2.4 Today's System of Treaties - a Global Network; 2.4.1 The Geneva Conventions - the Backbone for Further Treaties; 2.4.2 Deployment System for Weapons - Control the Carrier Systems
2.4.3 Biological and Chemical Weapons2.4.4 Chemical Weapons Convention 1993 and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); 2.4.5 Implications of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC); 2.5 Nuclear Weapons; 2.5.1 Nonproliferation; 2.5.2 Disarmament; 2.5.2.1 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks/Treaty (SALT); 2.5.2.2 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START); 2.5.2.3 Strategic Offensive Reductions (SORT) 2003; 2.5.3 Test-Ban and Civil Use; 2.5.4 Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones; 2.6 Organizations; 2.7 Conclusions and Where Does the Road Lead?
References
Record Nr. UNINA-9910841149003321
Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag, c2013
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Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats : countermeasure preparation / / Anna J. Clemens and Marcel P. Nielsen, editors
Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats : countermeasure preparation / / Anna J. Clemens and Marcel P. Nielsen, editors
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : , : Nova Publishers, , 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 363.325/37
Soggetto topico Emergency management - United States
Bioterrorism - United States
Chemical terrorism - United States
Nuclear terrorism - United States
ISBN 1-61942-533-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910155235103321
New York : , : Nova Publishers, , 2012
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Combating nuclear terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : preliminary observations on preparedness to recover from possible attacks using radiological or nuclear materials : testimony before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives / / statement of Gene Aloise
Combating nuclear terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : preliminary observations on preparedness to recover from possible attacks using radiological or nuclear materials : testimony before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives / / statement of Gene Aloise
Autore Aloise Gene
Pubbl/distr/stampa [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (14 pages)
Collana Testimony
Soggetto topico Emergency management - United States
Administrative agencies - United States - Planning
Nuclear terrorism - United States
Dirty bombs - United States
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti Combating nuclear terrorism
Record Nr. UNINA-9910699353203321
Aloise Gene  
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009]
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Combating nuclear terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : actions needed to better prepare to recover from possible attacks using radiological or nuclear materials : report to congressional committees
Combating nuclear terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : actions needed to better prepare to recover from possible attacks using radiological or nuclear materials : report to congressional committees
Pubbl/distr/stampa [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2010]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (ii, 47 pages)
Soggetto topico Emergency management - United States
Civil defense - United States
Nuclear terrorism - United States
Weapons of mass destruction - United States
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Background -- The federal government has not completed planning to help cities and states clean up areas contaminated with radioactive materials from RDD or IND incidents -- Uncertainty about federal capability to effectively clean up areas contaminated with radioactive materials from an RDD or IND incident -- City, state, and federal emergency management officials provided suggestions to improve federal recover preparedness for RDD and IND incidents -- The United Kingdom's handling of the 2006 polonium incident and subsequent actions provide information that may help U.S. federal agencies prepare for RDD and IND incidents -- Conclusions.
Altri titoli varianti Combating nuclear terrorism
Record Nr. UNINA-9910697013303321
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2010]
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Federal response to a domestic nuclear attack / / by James C. Mercer
Federal response to a domestic nuclear attack / / by James C. Mercer
Autore Mercer James C.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : , : USAF Counterproliferation Center, Air University, , [2009]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (iii, 30 pages) : illustrations
Collana Counterproliferation papers
Soggetto topico Nuclear terrorism - United States
Civil defense - United States
Terrorism - Prevention
Weapons of mass destruction - Prevention
Nuclear nonproliferation
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- It happens -- What needs to be done -- What is the authority used to respond? -- Recommendations -- Conclusions.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910704568703321
Mercer James C.  
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : , : USAF Counterproliferation Center, Air University, , [2009]
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Radiological laboratory sample screening guide for incidents of national significance [[electronic resource]]
Radiological laboratory sample screening guide for incidents of national significance [[electronic resource]]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Montgomery, Ala. : , : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory, , [2009]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (ix, 32 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Soggetto topico Radioactive substances - Detection - United States
Nuclear power plants - Accidents - United States
Nuclear terrorism - United States
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910699037503321
Montgomery, Ala. : , : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory, , [2009]
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Tracking and predicting the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous material releases [[electronic resource] ] : implications for homeland security / / Committee on the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council
Tracking and predicting the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous material releases [[electronic resource] ] : implications for homeland security / / Committee on the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (114 p.)
Disciplina 303.625
Soggetto topico Chemical terrorism - United States
Bioterrorism - United States
Nuclear terrorism - United States
National security - United States
Emergency management - United States
Atmospheric diffusion
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-309-52567-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""FRONT MATTER""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2 USER NEEDS""; ""3 OBSERVATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND NEEDS""; ""4 DISPERSION MODELING: APPLICATION TO C/B/N RELEASES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS""; ""COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A Workshop Agenda and Participant List, 65""; ""B Overview of Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling, 69""; ""C Meteorological Observing Systems for Tracking and Modeling C/B/N Plumes, 72""; ""D Scientific and Technical Information Needs of Emergency First Responders, 78""
""E Ensemble Simulations with Coupled Atmospheric Dynamic and Dispersion Models: Illustrating Uncertainties in Dosage Simulations, 80""""F Modeling Studies of the Dispersion of Smoke Plumes from the World Trade Center Fires, 85""; ""G Use of Atmospheric Models in Response to the Chernobyl Disaster, 87""; ""H Preparatory Exercises at the Salt Lake City Olympics, 89""; ""I URBAN 2000 Overview, 91""; ""COLOR PLATES""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910456230003321
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003
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Tracking and predicting the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous material releases [[electronic resource] ] : implications for homeland security / / Committee on the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council
Tracking and predicting the atmospheric dispersion of hazardous material releases [[electronic resource] ] : implications for homeland security / / Committee on the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (114 p.)
Disciplina 303.625
Soggetto topico Chemical terrorism - United States
Bioterrorism - United States
Nuclear terrorism - United States
National security - United States
Emergency management - United States
Atmospheric diffusion
ISBN 0-309-52567-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""FRONT MATTER""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2 USER NEEDS""; ""3 OBSERVATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND NEEDS""; ""4 DISPERSION MODELING: APPLICATION TO C/B/N RELEASES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS""; ""COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHIES""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A Workshop Agenda and Participant List, 65""; ""B Overview of Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling, 69""; ""C Meteorological Observing Systems for Tracking and Modeling C/B/N Plumes, 72""; ""D Scientific and Technical Information Needs of Emergency First Responders, 78""
""E Ensemble Simulations with Coupled Atmospheric Dynamic and Dispersion Models: Illustrating Uncertainties in Dosage Simulations, 80""""F Modeling Studies of the Dispersion of Smoke Plumes from the World Trade Center Fires, 85""; ""G Use of Atmospheric Models in Response to the Chernobyl Disaster, 87""; ""H Preparatory Exercises at the Salt Lake City Olympics, 89""; ""I URBAN 2000 Overview, 91""; ""COLOR PLATES""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780281703321
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003
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