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Bioterrorism : confronting a complex threat / edited by Andreas Wenger, Reto Wollenmann. - Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2007. - x, 241 p. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-225) and index.

Bioterrorism : a complex threat / Andreas Wenger and Reto Wollenmann -- Understanding the threat : actors and capabilities -- The legacy of secret state programs / Jeanne Guillemin -- Evolution of the current threat / Milton Leitenberg -- The impact of scientific and technological change / Malcolm Dando -- Assessing the threat : differing perceptions -- Knowledge gaps and threat assessments / Peter R. Lavoy -- Why do conclusions from the experts vary? / Marie Isabelle Chevrier -- Managing the threat : policy options -- When to cry wolf, what to cry, and how to cry it / Anthony H. Cordesman -- More transparency for a secure biodefense / Iris Hunger -- Conclusion -- Securing society against the risk of bioterrorism / Andreas Wenger.

ISBN: 9781588265258 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1588265250 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006033578

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Bioterrorism.
Bioterrorism--Prevention.

LC Class. No.: HV6433.3 / .B56 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 363.3253 / WEN