WMD terrorism : science and policy choices / edited by Stephen M. Maurer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maurer, Stephen M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weapons of mass destruction.

Weapons of mass destruction--Government policy--United States.

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Government policy--United States.

National security--United States.

National security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (619 p.)

Other Title:

Weapons of mass destruction terrorism

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Terrorism by means of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has been studied for decades - since the Cold War and fears of secret agents with suitcase-sized atomic bombs. Although WMD research has accelerated since September 11, 2001, much of this scholarship is hard to find, forcing nonspecialists to fall back on gut instinct and Beltway clichés. This book provides a review of what scientists and scholars know about WMD terrorism and America's options for confronting it. It also identifies multiple instances in which the conventional wisdom is incomplete or misleading.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612694660

9780262258388

0262258382

9781282694668

1282694669

9780262259064

0262259060

OCLC:

460168043