An Act to Strengthen Efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to Develop Nuclear Forensics Capabilities to Permit Attribution of the Source of Nuclear Material, and for Other Purposes [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. G.P.O.], , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (6 unnumbered pages) |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear activation analysis - United States
Nuclear weapons - United States - Identification Forensic sciences - United States Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910696931003321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. G.P.O.], , [2010] | ||
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Agents of opportunity : responding to the threat of chemical terrorism : hearing before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, March 19, 2015 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 39 pages) : illustration |
Soggetto topico |
Chemical terrorism - United States - Prevention
Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention Emergency management - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Agents of opportunity |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703805703321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2015 | ||
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Authorization of Securing the Cities Initiative [[electronic resource] ] : report (to accompany H.R. 2611) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. G.P.O.], , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (8 pages) |
Collana | Report / 111th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention
Radioactive substances - Detection - United States Metropolitan areas - Security measures - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Authorization of Securing the Cities Initiative |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910696801703321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. G.P.O.], , [2010] | ||
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Averting nuclear terrorism : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, April 14, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 34 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear terrorism - Prevention - Government policy - United States
Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention Nuclear terrorism - Prevention - International cooperation Nuclear nonproliferation - Government policy - United States Nuclear nonproliferation - International cooperation |
Soggetto non controllato |
Nuclear warfare
Nuclear nonproliferation History Political science |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Averting nuclear terrorism |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693943003321 |
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B53 nuclear bomb / / National Nuclear Security Administration |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Collana | NNSA fact sheet |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention
Radioactive substances - Safety regulations |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | B fifty three nuclear bomb |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702477503321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, , 2011 | ||
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Building a nuclear bomb : identifying early indicators of terrorist activities : hearing before the Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, May 26, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 44 p.) : ill |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention
Nuclear fuel elements - Security measures Nuclear facilities - Security measures - United States National security - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
Nuclear fuel elements
National security Terrorism Technology & engineering Political science |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Building a nuclear bomb |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694075403321 |
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Can al Qaeda be deterred from using nuclear weapons? / / by Lewis A. Dunn |
Autore | Dunn Lewis A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University Press, , [2005] |
Descrizione fisica | v, 29 pages : digital, PDF file |
Collana | Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction occasional paper |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention
Nuclear weapons Nuclear terrorism - Prevention |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698756103321 |
Dunn Lewis A
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Washington, D.C. : , : Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University Press, , [2005] | ||
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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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910133859303321 |
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.] |
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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Combating nuclear smuggling [[electronic resource] ] : inadequate communication and oversight hampered DHS efforts to develop an advanced radiography system to detect nuclear materials : statement for the Record to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate / / statement for the Record by Gene Aloise and Stephen L. Caldwell |
Autore | Aloise Gene |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (14 pages) |
Altri autori (Persone) | CaldwellStephen L |
Collana | Testimony |
Soggetto topico |
Radioactive substances - Detection - Equipment and supplies - Testing
Smuggling - United States - Prevention Nuclear terrorism - United States - Prevention Radiation warning systems |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Combating nuclear smuggling |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910700738303321 |
Aloise Gene
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2010] | ||
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