Making the nation safer
Subtitle: the role of science and technology in countering terrorism
By: Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism, National Research Council.
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism.
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
Subjects: Terrorism -- Prevention -- Technological innovations.; Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Nuclear and radiological threats; title: 3. Human and agricultural health systems; title: 4. Toxic chemicals and explosive materials; title: 5. Information technology; title: 6. Energy systems; title: 7. Transportation systems; title: 8. Cities and fixed infrastructure; title: 9. The response of people to terrorism; title: 10. Complex and interdependent systems; title: 11. The significance of crosscutting challenges and technologies; title: 12. Equipping the federal government to counter terrorism; title: 13. Essential partners in a national strategy: states and cities, industry, and universities.