WMD Terrorism: Science and Policy Choices
WMD Terrorism: Science and Policy Choices
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Abstract
Terrorism by means of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has been studied for decades — since the Cold War and fears of secret agents with suitcase-sized atomic bombs. Although WMD research has accelerated since September 11, 2001, much of this scholarship is hard to find, forcing nonspecialists to fall back on gut instinct and Beltway clichés. This book provides a review of what scientists and scholars know about WMD terrorism and America’s options for confronting it. It also identifies multiple instances in which the conventional wisdom is incomplete or misleading. It provides multidisciplinary perspectives on such topics as terrorist incentives for acquiring WMD; nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical weapons technologies and genetically engineered weapons; sensor technologies; mathematical methods for analyzing terrorist threats and allocating defense resources; the role of domestic U.S. politics in shaping defense investments; port and airport defense; response and recovery technologies for WMD-contaminated sites; R&D incentives for bioweapon vaccines and other homeland security technologies; psychological treatment of WMD survivors; and international initiatives to limit WMD proliferation and fight terrorism.
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Worrying about WMD Terrorism
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Profiling the WMD Terrorist Threat
Jeffrey M. Bale andGary A. Ackerman
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Technologies of Evil: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons
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The New Bioweapons: Infectious and Engineered Diseases
George W. Rutherford andStephen M. Maurer
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The Indispensable Technology: Detectors for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical WMD
Simon Labov andTom Slezak
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Securing America’s Borders and Ports
Michael Nacht andBlas Pérez Henríquez
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Setting Priorities: Assessing Threats and Identifying Cost-Effective Responses to WMD Terrorism
Thomas Edmunds andRichard Wheeler
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Weapons of Mass Destruction: Are Our Political Institutions Adapting?
Eugene Bardach
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Responding to WMD Terrorism Threats: The Role of Insurance Markets
Dwight Jaffee andThomas Russell
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The Fire Next Time: Managing Large Urban Fires
Stephen M. Maurer and others
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Public Health Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons
Lois M. Davis andJeanne S. Ringel
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Recovering from Nuclear and Radiological Attacks
Christine Hartmann Siantar and others
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Remediation Following Chemical and Biological Attacks
Ellen Raber and others
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Estimating the Economic Impacts of WMD Attacks
Peter Gordon and others
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Squeezing Value from Homeland Security Research: Designing Better R&D Incentives
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Fear Itself: Predicting and Managing Public Response to a WMD Attack
Stephen M. Maurer andMichael O’Hare
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Preventing WMD Terrorism
Deborah Yarsike Ball and others
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End Matter
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