Bayes, bugs, and bioterrorists : lessons learned from the anthrax attacks /

Argues for government use of decision science and decision trees as an analytical tool in order to develop a strategy for managing the risks of bioterrorism and to allow the government to better characterize the costs, risks, and benefits of different policy options and ensure the integration of pol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thompson, Kimberly M.
Corporate Author:	National Defense University. Center for Technology and National Security Policy
Other Authors:	Armstrong, Robert E., Thompson, Donald F.
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, [2005]
Series:	Defense & technology papers ; no. 14.
Subjects:	Decision making > United States. Bioterrorism > Government policy > United States. Bioterrorism > United States > Prevention. Emergency management > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS115372

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Summary:	Argues for government use of decision science and decision trees as an analytical tool in order to develop a strategy for managing the risks of bioterrorism and to allow the government to better characterize the costs, risks, and benefits of different policy options and ensure the integration of policy development.
Item Description:	Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 28, 2009). Series title from Center for Technology and National Security Policy web site. "April 2005." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	vi, 61 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the CTNSP web site. Address as of 7/28/2009: http://www.ndu.edu/CTNSP/Def%5FTech/DTP14%20Bayes%20Bugs%20Bioterrorists.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.