Technology for Combating WMD Terrorism /
Much has been written on WMD terrorism, but few books present a systems approach to this problem. In this book, we present an integrated view of WMD terrorism. The threat section reviews several scenarios that a terrorist might use and a very comprehensive list of the possible biological organisms a...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2004.
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| Series: | NATO science series. Mathematics, physics, and chemistry ;
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Table of Contents:
- I. The WMD Terrorist Threat
- Biological Threats: Aerosol, Food, Water, and Unconventional Biological Warfare Agents, Toxins, Vectors and Pests as Biological Terrorism Agents
- An Evaluation of Bioregulators/Modulators as Terrorism and Warfare Agents
- The Problems of Chemical Terrorism
- II. Supporting Science and Technology
- Challenges to the Design of New Detection Devices
- Technical Approaches to Biological Agent Detection
- ATP Bioluminescence for the Detection and Identification of Biological Threats
- A Rapid Method for Detecting Bacteria in Drinking Water
- Strategies for the Development of Nucleic Acid Probes for WMD Agents
- Chemical Warfare Agent Sampling and Detection
- New Generations of Protective Equipment for Rescue Operations Following Terrorist Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Attacks
- Personal Decontamination Following a Terrorist Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Attack
- Four Week-Long Tabun Low Level Exposure in Rats
- Paradigm Shift in Developing Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats
- III. Systems Integration
- Defense Against Terrorism
- Basic Requirements for the Development of an Integrated Management and Technology System for Combating WMD Terrorism
- Components of Preparedness- Importance of Disease Reporting and Epidemiology Capacity
- Automated Decision Aid System for Hazardous Incidents (ADASHI).