High-impact terrorism : proceedings of a Russian-American workshop.

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Meeting name:Workshop on Terrorism in a High-Tech Society and Modern Methods for Prevention and Response (2001 : Moscow, Russia)
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2002.
Description:xi, 279 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: U.S. Federal Government Document Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4781364
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Varying Form of Title:Terrorism
Other authors / contributors:National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Confronting Terrorism in Russia.
Rossiĭskai͡a akademii͡a nauk.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Carnegie Corporation of New York.
ISBN:0309082706
Notes:"Committee on Confronting Terrorism in Russia, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council in cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences."
"The workshop was held in Moscow on June 4-6, 2001"--P. vii.
"This study was supported by Grant No. B7075 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Carnegie Corporation of New York"--T.p. verso.
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Table of Contents:
  • Opening Remarks
  • Terrorism and the Law
  • The Legal Basis for Counterterrorism Activities in the United States
  • Russian Legislation and the Struggle Against Terrorism
  • Russian Legislation and the Fight Against Terrorism
  • Organized Crime and Terrorism
  • International and Domestic Terrorism
  • The Role of Internal Affairs Agencies in Efforts to Fight Terrorism Under High-Technology Conditions
  • From the Experience of the Intelligence Services of the Russian Empire in Combating Terrorists
  • On Historical Experience in Combating Terrorism
  • Electromagnetic Terrorism
  • Biological Terrorism
  • Molecular Epidemiology as a New Approach in Detecting Terrorist Use of Infectious Agents
  • Bioterrorism: Threat and Response
  • Bioterrorism: A View from the Side
  • Chemical Terrorism
  • Chemical Terrorism: Assessing Threats and Responses
  • Nuclear Terrorism
  • Radiological Terrorism
  • Nuclear Terrorism
  • Could Terrorists Produce Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons?
  • Problems of Preventing Acts of Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism
  • Explosives Terrorism
  • Selected Technologies and Procedures Intended to Restrict Unauthorized Access to Explosives
  • Terrorism: Explosives Threat
  • Cyberterrorism
  • Computer Terrorism and Internet Security Issues
  • Preventing and Responding to Cybercrime and Terrorism: Some International Dimensions
  • Agricultural Terrorism
  • Problems of Biological Security in Agriculture
  • Agricultural Bioterrorism
  • Future Trends and International Cooperation in the Struggle Against Modern Terrorism
  • Terrorism in a High-Tech Society: Legal Aspects and Contemporary Methods of Preventing and Countering Terrorist Activity
  • Cooperation Among Ministries of Internal Affairs of CIS Member States in the Fight Against Terrorism and Other Manifestations of Extremism
  • International Centers as a Basis for Controlling Infectious Disease and Countering Bioterrorism
  • Terrorism Future: Tactics, Strategy, and Stealth
  • New Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation
  • Concluding Statement
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A. Goals of Russian Federal Program on Problems of Natural and Technological Security
  • Appendix B. Agenda for Workshop on Terrorism in a High-Tech Society and Modern Methods for Prevention and Response, June 4-8, 2001, Moscow, Russia