| Main Title |
Making the nation safer : the role of science and technology in countering terrorism / |
| Publisher |
National Academy Press, |
| Year Published |
2002 |
| OCLC Number |
50172194 |
| ISBN |
0309084814 (pbk.); 9780309084819 (pbk.) |
| Subjects |
Terrorism--Prevention--Technological innovations ;
Terrorism--United States--Prevention ;
Terrorism--prevention & control--United States ;
Science--United States ;
Technology--United States ;
Terrorismus ;
Bekèampfung ;
Wissenschaft ;
Technik ;
USA
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EHAM |
HV6431.M354 2002 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
11/10/2008 |
| EJBM |
HV6431.M354 2002 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
01/24/2003 |
| ELBM |
HV6431.M354 2002 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
08/21/2012 |
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| Collation |
xvi, 415 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
1. Introduction -- 2. Nuclear and radiological threats -- 3. Human and agricultural health systems -- 4. Toxic chemicals and explosive materials -- 5. Information technology -- 6. Energy systems -- 7. Transportation systems -- 8. Cities and fixed infrastructure -- 9. The response of people to terrorism -- 10. Complex and interdependent systems -- 11. The significance of crosscutting challenges and technologies -- 12. Equipping the federal government to counter terrorism -- 13. Essential partners in a national strategy: states and cities, industry, and universities. |
