Countering Terrorism:

Biological Agents, Transportation Networks, and Energy Systems. Summary of a U.S.-Russian Workshop

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Glenn E. Schweitzer, Rapporteur; Committee on Counterterrorism Challenges for Russia and the United States; Office for Central Europe and Eurasia; National Academy of Sciences; In cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Summaries, 1 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Bioterrorism--Claire Cornelius (Rapporteur)	1-6	(skim)
2 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Transportation System Vulnerabilities--Cynthia Getner (Rapporteur)	7-13	(skim)
3 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Energy System Vulnerabilities--A. Chelsea Sharber (Rapporteur)	14-22	(skim)
Selected Papers, 4 Tendencies in Global Terrorism--Raphael Perl	23-31	(skim)
5 Use of Predictive Modeling Packages for Effective Emergency Management--Nikolai Petrovich Kopylov and Irek Ravilevich Khasanov	32-45	(skim)
6 Organizational Measures and Decision Support Systems for Preventing and Responding to Terrorist Acts at Potentially Hazardous Facilities, on Transportation Systems, and in Locations Where Large Numbers of People Congregate--A. Yu. Kudrin, A. I. Zaporozhets, and S. A. Kachanov	46-52	(skim)
7 Characteristics of Technological Terrorism Scenarios and Impact Factors--Nikolai A. Makhutov, Vitaly P. Petrov, and Dmitry O. Reznikov	53-69	(skim)
8 Activities of the Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency Related to Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Security--Vladimir V. Romanov	70-72	(skim)
9 Disease Surveillance and International Biosecurity--David R. Franz	73-78	(skim)
10 Emerging Viral Infections in the Asian Part of Russia--Sergei V. Netesov and Natalya A. Markovich	79-94	(skim)
11 A Note on the Interfacial Vulnerabilities of Transportation Systems--George Bugliarello	95-103	(skim)
12 Transportation Planning for Evacuations--John C. Falcocchio	104-115	(skim)
13 International and National Priorities in Combating Terrorism in the Transportation Sector--Vladimir N. Lopatin	116-123	(skim)
14 Managing the Radius of Risk--Drew F. Lieb	124-149	(skim)
15 The Problem of Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Security--S. G. Serebryakov	150-159	(skim)
16 U.S.-Russian Collaboration in Combating Radiological Terrorism--John F. Ahearne	160-172	(skim)
17 IAEA Activities in Preventing Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism--Miroslav Gregoric	173-185	(skim)
18 Electromagnetic Terrorism: Threat to the Security of the State Infrastructure--Vladimir Ye. Fortov and Yury V. Parfyonov	186-188	(skim)
19 The Phenomenon of Suicide Bombings in Israel: Lessons Learned--Mordecai Z. Dzikansky	189-199	(skim)
20 Raman Spectroscopic Detection of Chemical, Biological, and Explosive Agents--Russ Zajtchuk and Gary R. Gilbert	200-207	(skim)
21 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate--John O'Neil	208-214	(skim)
Appendix A: Agenda	215-223	(skim)
Appendix B: Recent Russian and International Publications of Interest	224-226	(skim)
Appendix C: Russia's Counterterrorism Strategy--Valentin A. Sobolev	227-230	(skim)

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This book presents the proceedings of the fourth U.S.-Russian interacademy workshop on the general theme of countering terrorism, which was held in Moscow in March 2007. The fourth in a series, this volume continues to explore topics related to urban terrorism, but with a new emphasis on potential attacks involving biological agents, transportation networks, and energy systems.
The other books in the series include:

High Impact Terrorism: Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop (2002)
Terrorism: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Improving Responses: U.S.-Russian Workshop Proceedings (2004)
Countering Urban Terrorism in Russia and the United States: Proceedings of a Workshop (2006)

Countering Terrorism:

Biological Agents, Transportation Networks, and Energy Systems. Summary of a U.S.-Russian Workshop

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