Phantom Menace Or Looming Danger? - A New Framework for Assessing Bioweapons Threats

Informationen zum Autor Kathleen M. Vogel is an associate professor in the department of science and technology studies and at the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, Cornell University. Klappentext Calls for a new way to assess bioweapon threats--recognizing the importance of the sociopolitical context of technological threats. The horrifying terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the anthrax strikes that soon followed gave the United States new reason to fear unconventional enemies and atypical weapons. These fears have prompted extensive research, study, and planning within the U.S. military, intelligence, and policy communities regarding potential attacks involving biological weapons. In Phantom Menace or Looming Danger? , Kathleen M. Vogel argues for a major shift in how analysts assess bioweapons threats. She calls for an increased focus on the social and political context in which technological threats are developed. Vogel uses case studies to illustrate her theory: Soviet anthrax weapons development, the Iraqi mobile bioweapons labs, and two synthetic genomic experiments. She concludes with recommendations for analysts and policymakers to integrate sociopolitical analysis with data analysis, thereby making U.S. bioweapon assessments more accurate. Students of security policy will find her innovative framework appealing, her writing style accessible, and the many illustrations helpful. These features also make Phantom Menace or Looming Danger? a must-read for government policymakers and intelligence experts. Zusammenfassung These features make Phantom Menace or Looming Danger? a must-read for government policymakers and intelligence experts.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kathleen Vogel, Kathleen M Vogel, Kathleen M. Vogel, Kathleen M. (Arizona State University) Vogel, Kathleen M. (Associate Professor Vogel
• Editore: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.02.2013
• EAN: 9781421407432
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-0743-2
• Pagine: 384
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, International Relations, HISTORY / Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Defence strategy, planning & research, Military and defence strategy, Chemical & biological weapons, Chemical and biological weapons