Bioviolence Preventing Biological Terror and Crime [Hardcover]

This book examines the threats and consequences of bioviolence and strategies to help prevent it.This book explains the danger facing every human being: how diseases such as smallpox, anthrax, or ebola could be used for hostile purposes. It portrays who has developed disease weapons and who may have them now. The book discusses a strategy for preventing international disease that calls on all nations, scientists, law enforcers, and public health officials to coordinate efforts and suggests how the United Nations might become actively engaged. Altogether, it provides an intricate blueprint for todays decision makers and concerned citizens to improve humanitys security.This book explains the danger facing every human being: how diseases such as smallpox, anthrax, or ebola could be used for hostile purposes. It portrays who has developed disease weapons and who may have them now. The book discusses a strategy for preventing international disease that calls on all nations, scientists, law enforcers, and public health officials to coordinate efforts and suggests how the United Nations might become actively engaged. Altogether, it provides an intricate blueprint for todays decision makers and concerned citizens to improve humanitys security.Bioviolence is the ultimate act of terror. The dangers are speedily accelerating, and too little is being done to prevent it. This book describes how diseases such as smallpox, anthrax, or ebola might be used for hostile purposes. It portrays developers of disease weapons and who may have them now, including rogue States and groups such as Al-Qaeda. It formulates a strategy for law enforcers, scientists, and public health officials to prevent intentional disease. Nations and international organizations, especially the United Nations, must coordinate their efforts to improve humanitys security. Altogether the threat of bioviolence is an acute challenge for law and governance. This book explains how to meet that challenge.Prollsh