Chemical and Biological Weapons and Terrorism

ISBN-13: 9780367779085 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 183 str.

Anthony Tu

Opis

Written by the world’s leading expert on the Tokyo sarin attacks, Chemical and Biological Weapons and Terrorism is a comprehensive examination of the use, detection, and prevention of chemical and biological attacks.

Divided in two parts, one devoted to chemical and the other biological weapons, this book emphasize

Spis treści

Preface Part 1. Basic Information 1. Chemical Agent and Weapons 2. Biological Agent and Weapon 3. Example of Chemical War in Iran-Iraq War 4. Example of Chemical Terrorism: Sarin Terrorism in Japan 5. Example of Bio-terrorism: Anthrax Terrorism in the U.S. Part 2. Application 6. Detection and Identification of Chemical and Biological Weapons 7. Protection from Chemical and Biological Agents 8. Decontamination of Chemical and Biological Weapons and Terrorism 9. Destruction of Chemical Weapon 10. How to Deal with Terrorism

O autorze

Dr. Anthony Tu is the world’s leading expert on the Tokyo sarin attacks and is much sought after globally for his insight on chemical and biological weapons and weapons of mass destruction. He has written, co-authored, and 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.