The new terror : facing the threat of biological and chemical weapons /
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| Imprint: | Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, c1999. |
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| Description: | xxx, 512 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Hoover national security forum series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4262544 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Overview
- Abbreviations
- Part 1. Dimensions of the BCW Problem
- Introductory Remarks
- 1. The Chemical Weapons Threat
- 2. Living Nightmares: Biological Threats Enabled by Molecular Biology
- 3. BCW Attack Scenarios
- Commentary
- Part 2. The Role of Intelligence
- Introductory Remarks
- 4. The US Intelligence Community and the Challenge of BCW
- 5. Warning and Detection
- Commentary
- Part 3. Building and Implementing BCW Control Regimes
- Introductory Remarks
- 6. From Arms Race to Abolition: The Evolving Norm Against Biological and Chemical Warfare
- 7. Negotiating a Compliance Protocol for the Biological Weapons Convention
- 8. UN Biological Inspections in Iraq
- Commentary
- Part 4. Regulation of BCW: Legal Constraints
- Introductory Remarks
- 9. BCW Treaties and the Constitution
- 10. Legal Authority for a Domestic Military Role in Homeland Defense
- Commentary
- Part 5. Preparing for BCW Attacks
- Introductory Remarks
- 11. Two Incidents and the NEW Containment
- 12. The Federal Role in Protection and Response
- 13. Toward a National Defense Strategy
- 14. The First-Responder's Perspective
- Commentary
- Part 6. Deterring the Use of BCW
- Introductory Remarks
- 15. Strategies for Enhanced Deterrence
- 16. Why the US Should Not Use Nuclear Threats
- 17. Enforcement through Sanctions, Force, and Criminalization
- Commentary
- Appendix. Conference Agenda and Participants
- Contributors
- Index
