Making the nation safer : the role of science and technology in countering terrorism / Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism, National Research Council
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2002]
- Copyright Date
- ©2002
- Physical Description
- xxii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Additional Creators
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism
- Contents
- 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.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 0309084814 (pbk.)
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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