Weapons of mass destruction and terrorism / edited by Alan O'Day.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Day, Alan.

Series:

International library of essays in terrorism

The international library of essays in terrorism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--History.

Terrorism.

History.

Weapons of mass destruction.

Terrorism--Prevention.

World politics--1995-2005.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xxi, 381 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2004]

Contents:

Terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction : how serious is the threat? / Andrew O'Neil

Hypothetical integrative medical strategies for the prevention and treatment of bio-terrorism incidents / Jeffry L. Anderson ... [et al.]

Globalization meets Frankenstein? Reflections on terrorism, nuclearity, and global technopolitical discourse / Gabrielle Hecht

Challenges associated with creating a pharmaceutical stockpile to respond to a terrorist event / R. Havlak, S. E. Gorman, S. A. Adams

Biological weapons and bioterrorism preparedness : importance of public-health awareness and international cooperation / R. Roffrey ... [et al.]

Terrorists, WMD and the US Army Reserve / Charles L. Mercier, jr

Defusing nuclear terror / Jeffrey Richelson

Keeping track of anthrax : the case of a biosecurity convention / Michael Barletta, Amy Sands, Jonathan B. Tucker

Confronting nuclear, biological and chemical terrorism / Richard A. Falkenrath

Biological terrorism and public health / Christopher F. Chyba

Smallpox : a potential agent of bioterrorism / Richard J. Whitley

The prospect of nuclear and biological terrorism / Joseph W. Foxell, jr

Report of the CIMERC/Drexel University Emergency Department Terrorism Preparedness Consensus Panel / Michael I. Greenberg, Robert G. Hendrickson

Trends in bio-terrorism : two generations of potential weapons / Joseph W. Foxell, jr

Audience and message : assessing terrorist WMD potential / Daniel S. Gressang IV

Responding to chemical, biological, or nuclear terrorism : the indirect and long-term health effects may present the greatest challenge / Kenneth C. Hyams, Frances M. Murphy, Simon Wessely

Chemical warfare and chemical terrorism : psychological and performance outcomes / James A. Romano, jr, James M. King

Redefining NATO'S mission : WMD terrorism / Richard G. Lugar

The threat of biological terrorism in the new millennium / Steven Kuhr, Jerome M. Hauer

Bioethics after the terror / Jonathan D. Moreno

Dimensions of biological terrorism : to what must we mitigate and respond? / Henry W. Fischer III

Mitigation and response planning in a bio-terrorist attack / (1999), ; Henry W. Fischer III

WMD terrorism : an exchange / Karl-Heinz Kamp ... [et al.]

The threat of nuclear terrorism / Jack Harris

A perspective : risk analysis as a tool for reducing the risks of terrorism / Paul F. Deisler, jr

Nuclear terrorism and warhead control in Russia / Jon B. Wolfsthal and Tom Z. Collina

A new vigilance : identifying and reducing the risks of environmental terrorism / Elizabeth L. Chalecki

When terror strikes, who should respond? / Aaron Weiss

Epilegomena to a silence : nuclear weapons, terrorism and the moment of concern / Achilles Skordas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754624250

OCLC:

57486574