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Weapons of mass destruction and terrorism / Russell D. Howard, James J. F. Forest with Natasha Bajema ; foreword by Michael Sheehan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: McGraw Hill contemporary learning seriesPublication details: United States : McGraw Hill, c2008.Description: xix, 598 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0073379700
  • 9780073379708
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 358.3 HOW
Contents:
Unit 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.

Includes bibliographical references.

Unit 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.

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