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Informationen zum Autor Dr. James Forest has published over a dozen books and teaches courses on terrorism and homeland security for military! law enforcement! and civilian programs. Klappentext In WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND TERRORISM! 2/e! Dr. James Forest and Brigadier General (Retired) Russell Howard have collected original and previously published seminal articles and essays by scientists! academics! government officials! and members of the nation's security and intelligence communities. The editors and several of the authors write from practical field experience in nonproliferation and counterterrorism efforts. Others have had significant responsibility for developing government policies to address the threat of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. The contributors include many significant names in the field including Bruce Hoffman! Ashton Carter! William Perry! Brian Jenkins! Jonathan Tucker! Charles Ferguson! David Albright! Gary Ackerman! and Gregory Koblentz. Unit I of the book introduces key terms and addresses important strategic and policy debates. Authors explain how the new forms of terrorism affect the post-9/11 security environment and how weapons of mass destruction could give terrorists short-term! asymmetric attack advantages over conventional military forces. Unit II offers detailed accounts of the characteristics! availability! and dangers of specific types of WMD! along with five case studies that associate theory with practice-an important feature of this volume. Unit III is focused on key dimensions of the WMD threat to critical infrastructure. Unit IV deals with past! present! and future national and international responses to-and defenses against-the threat of WMD terrorism. And in the final section of the volume! authors provide several analytical frameworks for predicting future WMD threats! and draw from historical events to identify lessons and strategies for the future. Appendices include U.S. national strategy documents on countering terrorism and standards for controlling WMD materials and technologies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism, Second EditionForeword Michael A. Sheehan Preface Unit One-Conceptual Frameworks Introduction 1.1 Definitions, Trends, and the Concept of "New Terrorism" Russell D. Howard and Margaret J. Nencheck The New Terrorism Brian Michael Jenkins The New Age of Terrorism 1.2 The Nature of the Post-9/11 WMD Terrorism Threat Bruce Hoffman CBRN Terrorism Post-9/11 James J. F. Forest Opportunities and Limitations for WMD Terrorism Leonard A. Cole WMD and Lessons from the Anthrax Attacks Unit Two-Weapons and Motivations Introduction 2.1 Chemical Weapons National Academies and Department of Homeland Security Fact Sheet: Chemical Warfare Agents, Industrial Chemicals, and Toxins Jonathan B. Tucker Chemical Terrorism: Assessing Threats and Responses 2.2 Biological Weapons National Academies and Department of Homeland Security Fact Sheet: Human Pathogens, Biotoxins, and Agricultural Threats James W. Martin, George W. Christopher, and Edward M. Eitzen History of Biological Weapons: From Poisoned Darts to Intentional Epidemics Brian Finlay The Bioterror Pipeline: Big Pharma, Patent Expirations, and New Challenges to Global Security Benjamin Wittes Innovation's Darker Future: Biosecurity, Technologies of Mass Empowerment, and the Constitution 2.3 Radiological Weapons National Academies and Department of Homeland Security Fact Sheet: Dirty Bombs and Other Devices Charles D. Ferguson and Michelle M. Smith Assessing Radiological Weapons: Attack Methods and Estimated Effects 2.4 Nuclear Weapons National Academies and Department of Homeland Security Fact Sheet: Nuclear Weapons Morten Bremer ...
