TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Frank L. TI - American Biodefense: How Dangerous Ideas about Biological Weapons Shape National Security T2 - Cornell Studies in Security Affairs Series SN - 9780801455162 AV - UG447.8 U1 - 358/.384 PY - 2014/// CY - Ithaca PB - Cornell University Press KW - Biological warfare -- United States -- Safety measures KW - Biosecurity -- United States KW - National security -- United States KW - Civil defense -- United States KW - Electronic books N1 - American Biodefense -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- American Biodefense, from Boston to Baghdad -- 1. Science and Technology for National Security: Threats, Interests, and Ideas -- 2. Stereotypical Neglect of Military Research, Development, and Acquisition for Biodefense -- 3. Fatal Assumptions: Military Doctrine -- 4. An Unlikely Sponsor? The Rise of Civilian Biodefense -- Biodefense and Beyond: The Influence of Ideas on National Security -- Notes -- Index N2 - Frank L. Smith III addresses the puzzling and largely untold story about why the U.S. military has neglected research, development, acquisition, and doctrine for biodefense UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3138620 ER -