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Terrorism, War, or Disease? by Anne Clunan

Terrorism, War, or Disease?

Unraveling the Use of Biological Weapons

Anne Clunan, Peter R. Lavoy, Susan B. Martin

Stanford University Press · Print & ebook · May 30, 2008

The use of biological warfare (BW) agents by states or terrorists is one of the world's most frightening security threats but, thus far, little attention has been devoted to understanding how to improve policies and procedures to identify and attribute BW events.

Terrorism & CounterterrorismChemical & Biological WarfareArms Control & Security
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Political, military, legal, and scientific challenges shape investigations into suspected biological warfare events.
Genres
Chemical & Biological Warfare, Terrorism & Counterterrorism, Arms Control & Security
Published
Stanford University Press, May 30, 2008

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The use of biological warfare (BW) agents by states or terrorists is one of the world's most frightening security threats but, thus far, little attention has been devoted to understanding how to improve policies and procedures to identify and attribute BW events. Terrorism, War, or Disease? is the first book to examine the complex political, military, legal, and scientific challenges involved in determining when BW have been used and who has used them.

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Through detailed analysis of the most significant and controversial allegations of BW use from the Second World War to the present, internationally recognized experts assess past attempts at attribution of unusual biological events and draw lessons to improve our ability to counter these deadly silent killers. This volume presents the most comprehensive analysis of actual and alleged BW use, and provides an up-to-date evaluation of law enforcement, forensic epidemiology, and arms control measures available to policymakers to investigate and attribute suspected attacks.

Biological Event Attribution

Political, military, legal, and scientific challenges shape investigations into suspected biological warfare events.

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  • Analysis of alleged biological warfare use from the Second World War to the present
  • Evaluation of forensic epidemiology and arms control measures

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  • Past attempts to attribute unusual biological events
  • Measures policymakers can use to investigate and attribute suspected attacks

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Terrorism & Counterterrorism68%
Arms Control & Security54%
Chemical & Biological Warfare51%

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  • Terrorism & Counterterrorism
Authors
Anne Clunan, Peter R. Lavoy, Susan B. Martin
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Published
May 30, 2008
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Terrorism & Counterterrorism