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001 2008298857
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050 00 $aU793$b.H69 2008
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100 1 $aHoward, Russell D.
245 10 $aWeapons of mass destruction and terrorism /$cRussell D. Howard, James J. F. Forest with Natasha Bajema ; foreword by Michael Sheehan.
260 $a[Dubuque, IA :$bMcGraw Hill, c2008.
300 $axix, 598 p. ;$c23 cm.
440 0 $aMcGraw Hill contemporary learning series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aUnit I. Introduction: -- Definitions, trends, and the concept of "New Terrorism" -- The nature of the post- 9/11 WMD terrorism threat -- The WMD terrorism hype -- The terrorist WMD of choice -- Unit II. Understanding the threat: -- Different "Faces" of nuclear terrorism -- Radiological dispersal devices -- Sabotage of nuclear facilities and other critical infrastructure -- Bioterrorism -- Chemical terrorism -- Food security and agricultural terrorism -- Cyberterrorism -- Case studies 1-4 -- Unit III. Responding to the threat: -- Deterrence and preemption -- Nonproliferation regimes -- Interdiction and law enforcement -- Case studies 1-3 -- Unit IV. Lessons learned and future threats: -- The need for a comprehensive multidimensional strategy -- Gaps in the international framework for combating terrorism -- Future threats -- Conclusion -- Appendices: -- NSPD-17 / Homeland Security Presidential Directives-4 (HSPD-4) -- Fact sheets on chemical, radiological, nuclear and biological terrorism, from the national academies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security -- Integrating the agents of bioterrorism into the general biology curriculum / Jeffrey Pommerville -- Near term threats of chemical weapons terrorism / Margaret E. Kosal.
650 0 $aWeapons of mass destruction.
650 0 $aTerrorism.
650 0 $aTerrorism$xPrevention.
650 0 $aNational security$zUnited States.
700 1 $aForest, James J. F.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008298857-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008298857-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008298857-t.html