The Dark Winter Scenario and Bioterrorism
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 46
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 46
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: W. Seth Carus
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2017-08-03
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780160941481
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication gives a history of biological warfare (BW) from the prehistoric period through the present, with a section on the future of BW. The publication relies on works by historians who used primary sources dealing with BW. In-depth definitions of biological agents, biological weapons, and biological warfare (BW) are included, as well as an appendix of further reading on the subject. Related items: Arms & Weapons publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/arms-weapons Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT & CBRNE) publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/hazardous-materials-hazmat-cbrne
Author: Andrew Lakoff
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2017-08
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0520295765
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA continuous state of readiness -- The generic biological threat -- Two regimes of global health -- Real-time biopolitics -- A fragile assemblage -- Diagnosing failure -- Epilogue
Author: W. Seth Carus
Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781410100238
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe working paper is divided into two main parts. The first part is a descriptive analysis of the illicit use of biological agents by criminals and terrorists. It draws on a series of case studies documented in the second part. The case studies describe every instance identifiable in open source materials in which a perpetrator used, acquired, or threatened to use a biological agent. While the inventory of cases is clearly incomplete, it provides an empirical basis for addressing a number of important questions relating to both biocrimes and bioterrorism. This material should enable policymakers concerned with bioterrorism to make more informed decisions. In the course of this project, the author has researched over 270 alleged cases involving biological agents. This includes all incidents found in open sources that allegedly occurred during the 20th Century. While the list is certainly not complete, it provides the most comprehensive existing unclassified coverage of instances of illicit use of biological agents.
Author: Milton Leitenberg
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Published: 2022
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2004-01-21
Total Pages: 365
ISBN-13: 9241546158
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the second edition of this publication which focuses on the public health aspects of the possible deliberate use of biological or chemical agents. Issues discussed include: the key principles for public health planning, risk assessment, hazard identification and evaluation, risk management strategies, and response planning as part of existing national emergency plans, disease surveillance and early warning systems, the national and international legal framework, and international sources of assistance. Technical annexes cover a range of issues including chemical agents, toxins, biological agents, principles of protection, precautions against the sabotage of drinking water, food and other products, information resources and the affiliation of WHO Member States to the international treaties on biological and chemical weapons.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2009-01-03
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 0309120284
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe mission of Department of Homeland Security Bioterrorism Risk Assessment: A Call for Change, the book published in December 2008, is to independently and scientifically review the methodology that led to the 2006 Department of Homeland Security report, Bioterrorism Risk Assessment (BTRA) and provide a foundation for future updates. This book identifies a number of fundamental concerns with the BTRA of 2006, ranging from mathematical and statistical mistakes that have corrupted results, to unnecessarily complicated probability models and models with fidelity far exceeding existing data, to more basic questions about how terrorist behavior should be modeled. Rather than merely criticizing what was done in the BTRA of 2006, this new NRC book consults outside experts and collects a number of proposed alternatives that could improve DHS's ability to assess potential terrorist behavior as a key element of risk-informed decision making, and it explains these alternatives in the specific context of the BTRA and the bioterrorism threat.
Author: National Defense University
Publisher: NDU Press
Published: 2010-10
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 1780390408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite the vital importance of the emerging area of biotechnology and its role in defense planning and policymaking, no definitive book has been written on the topic for the defense policymaker, the military student, and the private-sector bioscientist interested in the "emerging opportunities market" of national security. This edited volume is intended to help close this gap and provide the necessary backdrop for thinking strategically about biology in defense planning and policymaking. This volume is about applications of the biological sciences, here called "biologically inspired innovations," to the military. Rather than treating biology as a series of threats to be dealt with, such innovations generally approach the biological sciences as a set of opportunities for the military to gain strategic advantage over adversaries. These opportunities range from looking at everything from genes to brains, from enhancing human performance to creating renewable energy, from sensing the environment around us to harnessing its power.
Author: Michael McCaul
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Published: 2016
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1101905417
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The sitting chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, who receives daily intelligence about threats materializing against America, depicts in real time the hazards that [he believes] are closer than we realize. From cyberwarriors who can cripple the Eastern seaboard to radicalized Americans in league with Islamic jihadists to invisible biological warfare, many of the most pressing dangers are the ones [he feels] we've heard about the least--and are doing the least about"--Amazon.com.
Author: Mary L. Landrieu
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Published: 2001-02-01
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780756733803
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHearing before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats & Capabilities to discuss the presentation of the Dark Winter exercise held in the summer of 2001 to simulate the effects of a hypothetical biological warfare attack on the U.S., using smallpox. The Dark Winter exercise was created to teach us what our enemies might do in a worst case scenario, & to test our ability to react to a biological attack. Witnesses: Sam Nunn (former Senator from Georgia), Cochair & CEO, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Dr. Tara O'Toole, Deputy Dir., Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategy; & Col. Randall J. Larsen, USAF (Ret.), Dir., Anser Institute for Homeland Security.