Del i serien NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

Technology for Combating WMD Terrorism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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Much has been written on WMD terrorism, but few books present a systems approach to this problem. Arguments for an epidemiological reporting system are presented, while the last chapter discusses means to integrate the various components of a response system via a software tool.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-09-15
Mått155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt408 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieNATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
Antal sidor156
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781402026812

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Section I. The WMD Terrorist Threat.- Biological Threats: Aerosol, Food, Water, and Unconventional.- Biological Warfare Agents, Toxins, Vectors and Pests as biological Terrorism Agents.- An Evaluation of Bioregulators/Modulators as Terrorism and Warfare Agents.- The Problems of Chemical Terrorism.- Section II. Supporting Science and Technology.- Challenges to the Design of New Detection Devices.- Technical Approaches to Biological Agent Detection.- ATP Bioluminescence for the Detection and Identification of Biological Threats.- A Rapid Method for Detecting Bacteria in Drinking Water.- Strategies for the Development of Nucleic Acid Probes for WMD Agents.- Chemical Warfare Agent Sampling and Detection.- New Generations of Protective Equipment for Rescue Operations Following Terrorist Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Attacks.- Personal Decontamination Following a Terrorist Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Attack.- Four Week-Long Tabun Low Level Exposure in Rats.- Paradigm Shift in Developing Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats.- Section III. Systems Integration.- Defense Against Terrorism.- Basic Requirements for the Development of an Integrated Management and Technology System for Combating WMD Terrorism.- Components of Preparedness- Importance of Disease Reporting and Epidemiology Capacity.- Automated Decision Aid System for Hazardous Incidents (ADASHI).