Terrorism, war, or disease? : unraveling the use of biological weapons / editors, Anne L. Clunan, Peter R. Lavoy, Susan B. Martin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clunan, Anne L., 1968-

Lavoy, Peter R. (Peter René), 1961-

Martin, Susan B., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biological weapons--Case studies.

Biological weapons.

Biological weapons--Government policy.

Biological arms control.

National security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Ca : Stanford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Terrorism, War, or Disease? Unraveling the Use of Biological Weapons examines the complex political, military, legal, and scientific challenges involved in determining when biological weapons have been and who has used them through detailed case studies and draws lessons to improve our ability to counter the world's most deadly silent killers.

Contents:

Introduction: identifying biological agents, characterizing events, attributing blame / Anne L. Clunan

Pt. 1. Case studies. The U.S. anthrax letters: a confirmed case of BW agent use / Leonard A. Cole

The 1994 plague in western India: human ecology and the risks of misattribution / Ron Barrett

The yellow rain affair: lessons from a discredited allegation / Matthew S. Meselson and Julian Perry Robinson

"Yellow rain" biological warfare agent use: evidence and remaining questions / Rebecca Katz

False allegations of U.S. biological weapons use during the Korean War / Milton Leitenberg

Cuban allegations of U.S. biological warfare: false allegations and their impact on attribution / Raymond A. Zilinskas

Imperial Japan's germ warfare: the suppression of evidence at the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, 1946-1948 / Jeanne Guillemin

A quantitative overview of biological weapons: identification, characterization, and attribution / Gary Ackerman and Victor Asal. Pt. 2. Policy and scholarly implications. U.S. efforts to investigate and attribute the use of biological weapons / Elisa D. Harris

A UK view on biological weapons attribution policies: the importance of strengthening norms against biological weapons / Graham S. Pearson

Multilateral approaches to the investigation and attribution of biological weapons use / Jonathan B. Tucker

Building information networks for bio-security / Anne L. Clunan

Conclusion: the role of attribution in bio-security policy / Susan B. Martin, Anne L. Clunan.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804779814

0804779813

OCLC:

787843315