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Making the nation safer [electronic resource] : the role of science and technology in countering terrorism / Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism, National Research Council.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2002.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 415 p.) : illISBN:
  • 0309529018 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780309529013 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Making the nation safer.DDC classification:
  • 363.3/2/0973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6431 .M354 2002eb
NLM classification:
  • 2003 A-086
  • WA 295
Online resources:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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