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Biological Warfare : Modern Offense and Defense / ed. by Raymond A. Zilinskas.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2000Description: 1 online resource (310 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781685851361
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART 1. BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS AND WARFARE -- PART 2. DEFENSE AND PROPHYLAXIS -- PART 3. INTERNATIONAL CONTROL -- Conclusion -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Recent revelations about Iraqi and Soviet/Russian biological weapons programs and highly publicized events such as the deployment of anthrax and botulinum by the Aum Shinrikyo sect in Japan have made clear the necessity for addressing the issues of biological warfare and defense. In a comprehensive analysis of this imminent threat to global security, fourteen internationally recognized authorities consider: 1) the motivations of governments and terrorist groups seeking to acquire biological weapons; 2) how to manage the consequences of a biological attack; 3) techniques for weapons development; 4) methods for detection of pathogens and toxins; 5) defense against biological weapons; managing the consequences of a biological attack; and 6) international efforts to counter weapons proliferation.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781685851361

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART 1. BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS AND WARFARE -- PART 2. DEFENSE AND PROPHYLAXIS -- PART 3. INTERNATIONAL CONTROL -- Conclusion -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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Recent revelations about Iraqi and Soviet/Russian biological weapons programs and highly publicized events such as the deployment of anthrax and botulinum by the Aum Shinrikyo sect in Japan have made clear the necessity for addressing the issues of biological warfare and defense. In a comprehensive analysis of this imminent threat to global security, fourteen internationally recognized authorities consider: 1) the motivations of governments and terrorist groups seeking to acquire biological weapons; 2) how to manage the consequences of a biological attack; 3) techniques for weapons development; 4) methods for detection of pathogens and toxins; 5) defense against biological weapons; managing the consequences of a biological attack; and 6) international efforts to counter weapons proliferation.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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