| Description |
xvii, 350 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: identifying biological agents, characterizing events, attributing blame / Anne L. Clunan -- Pt. 1. Case studies. The U.S. anthrax letters: a confirmed case of BW agent use / Leonard A. Cole -- The 1994 plague in western India: human ecology and the risks of misattribution / Ron Barrett -- The yellow rain affair: lessons from a discredited allegation / Matthew S. Meselson and Julian Perry Robinson -- "Yellow rain" biological warfare agent use: evidence and remaining questions / Rebecca Katz -- False allegations of U.S. biological weapons use during the Korean War / Milton Leitenberg -- Cuban allegations of U.S. biological warfare: false allegations and their impact on attribution / Raymond A. Zilinskas -- Imperial Japan's germ warfare: the suppression of evidence at the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, 1946-1948 / Jeanne Guillemin -- A quantitative overview of biological weapons: identification, characterization, and attribution / Gary Ackerman and Victor Asal. Pt. 2. Policy and scholarly implications. U.S. efforts to investigate and attribute the use of biological weapons / Elisa D. Harris -- A UK view on biological weapons attribution policies: the importance of strengthening norms against biological weapons / Graham S. Pearson -- Multilateral approaches to the investigation and attribution of biological weapons use / Jonathan B. Tucker -- Building information networks for bio-security / Anne L. Clunan -- Conclusion: the role of attribution in bio-security policy / Susan B. Martin, Anne L. Clunan. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Biological weapons -- Case studies.
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Biological weapons -- Government policy.
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Biological arms control.
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National security.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Clunan, Anne L., 1968-
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Lavoy, Peter R. (Peter Rene), 1961-
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Martin, Susan B., 1965-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780804759762 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780804759779 (pbk. alk. paper) |
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0804759774 |
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9780804779814 (electronic bk.) |
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