National Security & Preparedness

Issues, Developments & Analyses -- Volume 1

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62808-282-1 (ISBN)

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This book examines the national security and preparedness issues, developments and analyses facing the U.S. today. Topics discussed include the nation's air, land, and marine transportation systems that are designed for accessibility and efficiency and which in turn make them vulnerable to terrorist attack; the Transportation Security Admiministration's (TSA) Explosives Detection Canine Program; the Project Bioshield Act and its development, procurement, and use of medical countermeasures against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism agents; efforts to address the medical needs of children in a CBRN incident; and additional actions needed to improve security of radiological sources at U.S. medical facilities.

Preface; Transportation Security: Issues for the 113th Congress; TSA Explosives Detection Canine Program: Actions Needed to Analyze Data & Ensure Canine Teams Are Effectively Utilized; The Project BioShield Act: Issues for the 112th Congress; National Preparedness: Efforts to Address the Medical Needs of Children in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear Incident; Nuclear Nonproliferation: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Security of Radiological Sources at U.S. Medical Facilities; Index.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	430 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht
ISBN-10	1-62808-282-8 / 1628082828
ISBN-13	978-1-62808-282-1 / 9781628082821
Zustand	Neuware