Making the Nation Safer :  The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (439 pages) 
<br/><br/>FRONT MATTER -- CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL THREATS -- 3 HUMAN AND AGRICULTURAL HEALTH SYSTEMS -- 4 TOXIC CHEMICALS AND EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS -- 5 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- 6 ENERGY SYSTEMS -- 7 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS -- 8 CITIES AND FIXED INFRASTRUCTURE -- 9 THE RESPONSE OF PEOPLE TO TERRORISM -- 10 COMPLEX AND INTERDEPENDENT SYSTEMS -- 11 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CROSSCUTTING CHALLENGES AND TECHNOLOGIES -- 12 EQUIPPING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO COUNTER TERRORISM -- 13 ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN A NATIONAL STRATEGY: STATES AND CITIES, INDUSTRY, AND UNIVERSITIES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIXES -- A COMMITTEE AND STAFF BIOGRAPHIES -- B PANEL MEMBERS AND STAFF -- C PANEL ACTIVITIES -- D ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- INDEX. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780309557818 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Terrorism-Prevention-Technological innovations.<br/>Terrorism-United States-Prevention.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV6431 .M354 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.3/2/0973