Controlling Biochemical Weapons
Adapting Multilateral Arms Control for the 21st Century
Authors: Kelle, A., Nixdorff, K., Dando, M.
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- About this book
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Scientific and technological is currently transforming the problem of preventing biological warfare and biological terrorism. Examples from the areas of immunology, the neurosciences and the neuroendocrine-immune system are used to show the magnitude of the problem. The book outlines the measures required to control biochemical weapons today.
- About the authors
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ALEXANDER KELLE is Lecturer in International Relations at Queen's University, Belfast, UK.
KATHRYN NIXDORFF is Professor of Microbiology and Genetics at the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany.
MALCOLM DANDO is Professor of International Security at the University of Bradford, UK.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction and Overview
Pages 1-9
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Science, Technology and the CW Prohibition Regime
Pages 10-34
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Science, Technology and the BW Prohibition Regime
Pages 35-67
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Defences Under Attack: the Potential Misuse of Immunology
Pages 68-90
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Behaviour Under Control: the Malign Misuse of Neuroscience
Pages 91-115
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Controlling Biochemical Weapons
- Book Subtitle
- Adapting Multilateral Arms Control for the 21st Century
- Authors
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- A. Kelle
- K. Nixdorff
- M. Dando
- Series Title
- Global Issues
- Copyright
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-230-50349-6
- DOI
- 10.1057/9780230503496
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4039-9372-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-54414-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VII, 208
- Topics
