Biological warfare / Christine Watkins, book editor.
نوع المادة : نصالسلاسل:Opposing viewpoints seriesالناشر:Detroit : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale Cengage Learning, [2010]تاريخ حقوق النشر: copyright 2010وصف:231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780737747577 (hbk)
- 0737747579 (hbk)
- 9780737747584
- Biological warfare : opposing viewpoints [عنوان الغلاف]
- UG447.8 B5643 2010
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | UG447.8 B5643 2010 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000398792 |
Includes bibliographical references (P. 216-219) and index.
How great a danger do biological weapons pose? -- Biological weapons pose a serious threat to Americans / Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism and Bob Graham -- Biological weapons are less destructive than nuclear weapons / Allison Macfarlane -- Anthrax is a serious threat / Jeffrey W. Runge ;-- Anthrax is not a serious threat / Fred Burton and Scott Stewart -- Smallpox remains a bioterrorism threat / Stefan Riedel -- Who constitutes a serious biological warfare threat? -- Foreign and domestic terrorist groups are a serious biological warfare threat / Robert S. Mueller III -- The biological warfare threat from terrorist groups is overstated / Milton Leitenberg -- Iran has the capability to produce biological weapons / Anthony H. Cordesman -- African nations constitute a unique biological weapons threat / James Thuo Njuguna -- How should the United States prepare for biological warfare? -- The expansion of biodefense research laboratories needs increased oversight / Edward Hammond -- The expansion of biodefense research laboratories has sufficient oversight for safety / Hugh Auchincloss -- Proposed legislation will significantly improve the select agent program / Richard Burr -- Increased regulations regarding the select agent program could undermine valuable research / Gigi Kwik Gronvall -- The U.S. government should invest more for epidemic preparedness / Tara O'Toole -- How can biological warfare be prevented? -- The United States should strengthen its commitment to the Biological Weapons Convention / Jeanne Guillemin -- The United States is strongly committed to the Biological Weapons Convention / John C. Rood -- All known stocks of the smallpox virus should be destroyed / Edward Hammond -- Known stocks of the smallpox virus should be retained for national security / John O. Agwunobi -- The United States should negotiate a compromise regarding the retention of the smallpox virus / Jonathan B. Tucker.
Essays debate the danger of biological weapons, what preparations the United States should make, and whether attacks can be prevented.