American Biodefense : How Dangerous Ideas about Biological Weapons Shape National Security.
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- UG447.8
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.
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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