The New Terror

Facing the Threat of Biological and Chemical Weapons

By: Sidney D. Drell, Abraham D. Sofaer, George D. Wilson

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Paperback | 30 November 1999

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What can we do to prepare for the threat of biological and chemical weapons. This illuminating and often disturbing book brings together leading thinkers with a broad variety of training and experience--science, medicine, international and constitutional law, diplomacy, intelligence, public health, and administration.

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Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Overview	p. xvii
Abbreviations	p. xxix
Dimensions of the BCW Problem
Introductory Remarks	p. 3
The Chemical Weapons Threat	p. 5
Living Nightmares: Biological Threats Enabled by Molecular Biology	p. 39
BCW Attack Scenarios	p. 76
Commentary	p. 115
The Role of Intelligence
Introductory Remarks	p. 121
The US Intelligence Community and the Challenge of BCW	p. 123
Warning and Detection	p. 138
Commentary	p. 152
Building and Implementing BCW Control Regimes
Introductory Remarks	p. 157
From Arms Race to Abolition: The Evolving Norm Against Biological and Chemical Warfare	p. 159
Negotiating a Compliance Protocol for the Biological Weapons Convention	p. 227
UN Biological Inspections in Iraq	p. 237
Commentary	p. 255
Regulation of BCW: Legal Constraints
Introductory Remarks	p. 265
BCW Treaties and the Constitution	p. 269
Legal Authority for a Domestic Military Role in Homeland Defense	p. 305
Commentary	p. 324
Preparing for BCW Attacks
Introductory Remarks	p. 331
Two Incidents and the NEW Containment	p. 335
The Federal Role in Protection and Response	p. 348
Toward a National Defense Strategy	p. 360
The First-Responder's Perspective	p. 375
Commentary	p. 390
Deterring the Use of BCW
Introductory Remarks	p. 397
Strategies for Enhanced Deterrence	p. 403
Why the US Should Not Use Nuclear Threats	p. 415
Enforcement through Sanctions, Force, and Criminalization	p. 439
Commentary	p. 480
Conference Agenda and Participants	p. 485
Contributors	p. 493
Index	p. 501
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