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Bioterrorism: A Potential Weapon for Terrorist Attacks Through Food and Water Contamination: Evolution of Our Understanding of the Use of Chemical and Bacteriological Weapons.

Authors :
Costigliola, Vincenzo
Quagliata, Franco
Source :
Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites & Fungi; 2010, p3-23, 21p
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

Bioterrorism is possibly an even older phenomenon than the relatively recent ˵military-type″ attempts, culminating in the 9/11 attacks to the New York Twin Towers, and which have skyrocketed into a worldwide series of true war like destructions. These situations range from those by individuals who usually give up their lives in the attempts, to the true military operations, such as those, which almost daily make countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines to mention only a few. There are many differences between the two types of terrorism, and they will be discussed in detail. One of the most obvious is primary target, which in the case of the use of explosive in many different forms has as the main target man, while bioterrorism is aimed at man in a much more indirect form, targeting man through hitting his food supplies, such as his animals, the waters he drinks and so on. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9789048185429
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites & Fungi
Publication Type :
Book
Accession number :
76895700
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8544-3_1