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High-impact terrorism : proceedings of a Russian-American workshop.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Workshop on Terrorism in a High-Tech Society and Modern Methods for Prevention and Response, Corporate Author.
- Conference Name:
- Workshop on Terrorism in a High-Tech Society and Modern Methods for Prevention and Response (2001 : Moscow, Russia)
- Workshop on Terrorism in a High-Tech Society and Modern Methods for Prevention and Response
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Congresses.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--Prevention--International cooperation--Congresses.
- Bioterrorism--Prevention--International cooperation--Congresses.
- Bioterrorism.
- Weapons of mass destruction--Prevention--International cooperation--Congresses.
- Weapons of mass destruction.
- Cyberterrorism--Prevention--International cooperation--Congresses.
- Cyberterrorism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (293 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Terrorism
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In June 2001 the National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences held a bilateral workshop in Moscow on terrorism in a high-technology society and modern methods to prevent and respond to it. The purpose of the workshop was to begin a dialogue on high-impact terrorism that could lead to further U.S.-Russian collaboration. This volume includes papers presented at the workshop by 31 Russian and American experts on various types of high-impact terrorism, including biological and agricultural terrorism, nuclear and electromagnetic terrorism, explosives, chemical, and technological terrorism, and cyber terrorism. The papers also address legal issues, Russian internal affairs, and the future of international cooperation in this area.
- Contents:
- Terrorism and the law
- Biological terrorism
- Chemical terrorism
- Nuclear terrorism
- Explosives terrorism
- Cyberterrorism
- Agricultural terrorism
- Future trends and international cooperation in the struggle against modern terrorism.
- Notes:
- "Committee on Confronting Terrorism in Russia, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council in cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences."
- "The workshop was held in Moscow on June 4-6, 2001"--P. vii.
- "This study was supported by Grant No. B7075 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Carnegie Corporation of New York"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-309-16990-9
- 1-280-20965-8
- 9786610209651
- 0-309-50905-X
- OCLC:
- 923255324
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