First Responders Guide to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Second Edition - Softcover
As the 21st century unfolds, threat of the employment of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) against the U.S. homeland continues to be a reality. The new century was ushered in with the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, employment of the biological warfare agent anthrax, and attacks employing the chemical agent chlorine against U.S. forces in Iraq. Attacks against airlines and in urban areas such as Times Square have been attempted. Now, the death of Osama Bin Laden could prompt revenge attacks, possibly using a radiological dirty bomb or some other WMD device, by terrorist cells. WMD threat planning and response remain high priority endeavors for our state, local, and federal officials. The purpose of this book remains twofold. It is a concise shirt-pocket reference for the first responder who may be called to a site where WMD have been employed. It is also a primer for the average citizen desiring practical information on threat agents and procedures for surviving a terrorist attack involving WMD. Unlike other references, this handbook covers nuclear and radiological weapons as well as chemical and biological weapons. The handbook presents straightforward, easily understood, and potentially life-saving information.
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About the Author:
Jeffrey A. Adams is a retired US Army Chemical Corps lieutenant colonel with over 33 years of strategic and tactical, national and international experience in combating weapons of mass destruction. This includes nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical protection, detection, monitoring systems, US counterproliferation efforts, and homeland defense issues. During his career, he has published numerous books and professional papers on these subjects. Mr. Adams is a principal analyst in the Chemical and Biological Matters Division of Analytic Services (ANSER), Inc., a non-profit research institute in Arlington, Virginia. In this capacity, he serves on the research staff of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs.
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- PublisherASIS International
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1934904112
- ISBN 13 9781934904114
- BindingSpiral-bound
- Edition number2
- Number of pages270
- EditorEvangeline Pappas
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