Bioterror in the 21st century : emerging threats in a new global environment / Daniel M. Gerstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerstein, Daniel M., 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bioterrorism.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Bioterror in the twenty-first century

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Daniel Gerstein draws on twenty-nine years of experience in the security and defense sectors to address the threat of bioterrorism. He argues that bioterrorism is a very real threat to humankind due to the 21st century's confluence of globalization, terrorism and biotechnology. Each of these three components of bioterrorism is experiencing unprecedented -- really exponential ? growth and when examined collectively, these factors present a potentially serious challenge to both U.S. national security as well as to America's scientific, organizational and cultural systems. This c

Contents:

Contents; Tables and Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Into the Abyss; Chapter One: The 21st-Century Environment; Chapter Two: Biotechnology and Biowarfare:Two Sides of the Same Coin?; Chapter Three: Homeland Security and Biodefense; Chapter Four: Examination of the Potential for a Bioterror Attack; Chapter Five: Conclusion; Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations; Appendix B: Dark Winter Exercise Findings; Appendix C: CDC Categories; Appendix D: Select Agents and Toxins; Appendix E: Selected U.S. Laws, Executive Orders andDirectives, and International Treaties

Appendix F: Game Theory (Example)Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61251-020-5

OCLC:

697122332