Tu Chemical and Biological Weapons and Terrorism

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-315-30550-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 195 Seiten

The book is divided into two parts, one addressing chemical weapons, the other biological, covering what kind of chemical weapons are available such as chemical bomb, artilary shell, hand grenade etc. It emphasizes defense, decontamination, detection, treatment, mechanism of toxic action, pathological effect. Dr. Tu also includes case studies from the known terrorist attacks, the Tokyo Sarin Gas Attacks and the US Anthrax attacks, that have utiziled these horrendous weapons.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tu, Anthony

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: The significance of Energy as a Critical Infrastructure Sector. Chapter 2: Major security and safety threat types. Chapter 3: Global Energy: A Geopolitical and Economic Landscape. CHAPTERS 4-6: NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SECURITY. Chapter 4: Oil & Gas Security. Chapter 5: Coal Energy Security (Fossil Fuels; Non-renewable). Chapter 6: Nuclear Energy Security (Non-renewable)- Uranium, Plutonium, Thorium. CHAPTERS 7-10: RENEWABLE OR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY. Chapter 7: Wind Power Security. Chapter 8: Hydroelectricity & Ocean Energy Security. Chapter 9: Solar, Photovoltaics & Geothermal Energy Security. Chapter 10: Biofuel and Biomass Security. Chapter 11: Cyber Security and Big Data Systems. Chapter 12: Energy Security Forecasting. References and Useful Reading.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Anthony Tu is the world’s leading expert on the Tokyo sarin attacks, he is much sought after globally for his insight on chemical and biological weapons and weapons of mass destruction. He has written/co-authored/edited 40 books in chemistry and weapons studies in his decades-long career. Dr. Tu also played an integral role in the investigation of the sarin attacks, the first chemical terrorism attack on record, pivoting the entire direction of the investigation with his knowledge of how the chemical weapon would leave deposits on surrounding soil.