Radiological Dispersal Devices : Select Issues in Consequence Management.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biology--Research.

Biology.

Biological warfare.

Pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of radiological dispersal devices (RDDs), and discusses the potential health, economic, and psychological effects of domestic terrorist RDD attacks. Reviews issues of potential Congressional interest, including Federal funding levels for R&D of medical countermeasures against RDDs, and the appropriateness of current standards for environmental decontamination following an RDD attack.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Radiological Dispersal Devices

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