Small-Scale Terrorist Attacks Using Chemical and Biological Agents : An Assessment Framework and Preliminary Comparisons.

Provides background on and assesses threats relative to terrorist use of chemical and biological (C/B) agents, including toxins. Analyzes barriers to terrorist use of C/B agents, discusses specific factors relating to terrorist motivation, and examines relevant policy issues, including current domes...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Biological warfare. International law. Public health. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on and assesses threats relative to terrorist use of chemical and biological (C/B) agents, including toxins. Analyzes barriers to terrorist use of C/B agents, discusses specific factors relating to terrorist motivation, and examines relevant policy issues, including current domestic and international regulation, dual-use concerns, new multinational regulation options, law enforcement and health care options for terrorist attack prevention and consequence management, the acceptable level of risk for C/B terrorist attacks, and advances in science and technology policy.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.