Weaponizing of Biology

Bioterrorism, Biocrime and Biohacking

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Focusing on three forms of biological threat--bioterrorism, biocrime and biohacking--the author examines the history of biowarfare and terrorism. Groups drawn to biological aggression are discussed, along with the array of viruses, bacteria and toxins they might use in their attacks. The phenomenon of biocrime--biological aggression targeting individuals for personal rather than ideological reasons--is explored, along with the growing trend of biohacking. Part II presents case studies of bioterrorism and biocrime from the United States and Japan.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-10-18
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt336 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor252
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476665429

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Table of ContentsIntroductionPart One—Concepts1. From Ancient China to al-Qaeda: A Brief History of Biological Warfare2. Bioterrorism and Biocrime: Ideologies, Motives and Objectives3. Biohacking: Citizen Science and Societal Risk4. Pathogens, Toxins and Their Weaponization: Science SubvertedPart Two—Cases5. Bad Medicine: Biocrime in the Healthcare Professions6. The Oregon Conspiracy: Salad Bars, Salmonella and the Orange People Sect7. Tokyo Under Siege: The Aum Shinrikyo Biochemical Attacks8. Lethal Letters: September 11th and the Anthrax EnigmaChapter Notes BibliographyIndex

“A highly readable, well organized, carefully documented, extensively researched, and clearly written overview of the field of bioterrorism...contains the best review of the Amerithrax case that I’ve read. The author’s command of the material shines...compelling narrative...highly readable and readily accessible source of dates-and-names”—Terrorism and Political Violence; “Intelligence and security communities have worried about terrorist bioweapon use for four decades. Marc Vargo catches us up on new developments, examines motivations and laboratories of regimes and (so far) rare BW terrorists, and introduces us to biocrime and biohacking. Fascinating, if worrisome, reading.”—Ed Mickolus, president, Vinyard Software, Inc., and retired CIA officer.