Countering Terrorism

Biological Agents, Transportation Networks, and Energy Systems: Summary of a U.S.-Russian Workshop

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

AvRussian Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Sciences,Policy and Global Affairs,and Cooperation Development, Security,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Committee on Counterterrorism Challenges for Russia and the United States,National Academy Of Sciences,Policy And Global Affairs,Development Security and Cooperation,Glenn E. Schweitzer

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This book presents the proceedings of the fourth U.S.-Russian interacademy workshop on the general theme of countering terrorism, which was held in Moscow in March 2007. The fourth in a series, this volume continues to explore topics related to urban terrorism, but with a new emphasis on potential attacks involving biological agents, transportation networks, and energy systems.The other books in the series include:High Impact Terrorism: Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop (2002)Terrorism: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Improving Responses: U.S.-Russian Workshop Proceedings (2004)Countering Urban Terrorism in Russia and the United States: Proceedings of a Workshop (2006)

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Utgivningsdatum2009-02-26
Mått152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt390 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor244
FörlagNational Academies Press
ISBN9780309127073

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1 Front Matter; 2 Summaries, 1 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Bioterrorism--Claire Cornelius (Rapporteur); 3 2 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Transportation System Vulnerabilities--Cynthia Getner (Rapporteur); 4 3 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Energy System Vulnerabilities--A. Chelsea Sharber (Rapporteur); 5 Selected Papers, 4 Tendencies in Global Terrorism--Raphael Perl; 6 5 Use of Predictive Modeling Packages for Effective Emergency Management--Nikolai Petrovich Kopylov and Irek Ravilevich Khasanov; 7 6 Organizational Measures and Decision Support Systems for Preventing and Responding to Terrorist Acts at Potentially Hazardous Facilities, on Transportation Systems, and in Locations Where Large Numbers of People Congregate--A. Yu. Kudrin, A. I. Zaporozhets, and S. A. Kachanov; 8 7 Characteristics of Technological Terrorism Scenarios and Impact Factors--Nikolai A. Makhutov, Vitaly P. Petrov, and Dmitry O. Reznikov; 9 8 Activities of the Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency Related to Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Security--Vladimir V. Romanov; 10 9 Disease Surveillance and International Biosecurity--David R. Franz; 11 10 Emerging Viral Infections in the Asian Part of Russia--Sergei V. Netesov and Natalya A. Markovich; 12 11 A Note on the Interfacial Vulnerabilities of Transportation Systems--George Bugliarello; 13 12 Transportation Planning for Evacuations--John C. Falcocchio; 14 13 International and National Priorities in Combating Terrorism in the Transportation Sector--Vladimir N. Lopatin; 15 14 Managing the Radius of Risk--Drew F. Lieb; 16 15 The Problem of Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Security--S. G. Serebryakov; 17 16 U.S.-Russian Collaboration in Combating Radiological Terrorism--John F. Ahearne; 18 17 IAEA Activities in Preventing Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism--Miroslav Gregoric; 19 18 Electromagnetic Terrorism: Threat to the Security of the State Infrastructure--Vladimir Ye. Fortov and Yury V. Parfyonov; 20 19 The Phenomenon of Suicide Bombings in Israel: Lessons Learned--Mordecai Z. Dzikansky; 21 20 Raman Spectroscopic Detection of Chemical, Biological, and Explosive Agents--Russ Zajtchuk and Gary R. Gilbert; 22 21 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate--John O'Neil; 23 Appendix A: Agenda; 24 Appendix B: Recent Russian and International Publications of Interest; 25 Appendix C: Russia's Counterterrorism Strategy--Valentin A. Sobolev