TY - BOOK TI - Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism SN - 9780309557818 AV - HV6431 .M354 2002 U1 - 363.3/2/0973 PY - 2002/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academies Press KW - Terrorism-Prevention-Technological innovations KW - Terrorism-United States-Prevention KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3375314 ER -