RT Book
T1 Weapons of mass destruction and terrorism
T2 McGraw Hill contemporary learning series
A2 Howard, Russell D.
A2 Forest, James J. F. 1968-
LA English
PP Dubuque, IowA
PB McGraw Hill
YR 2008
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1602806713
AB 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
NO Includes bibliographical references
CN U793
SN 0073379700
SN 9780073379708
K1 Weapons of mass destruction
K1 Terrorism
K1 Terrorism : Prevention
K1 National Security : United States
K1 Aufsatzsammlung
K1 Massenvernichtungswaffe : Terrorismus
K1 USA : Innere Sicherheit : Internationaler Terrorismus : Bekämpfung