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Countering Terrorism: Biological Agents, Transportation Networks, and Energy Systems. Summary of a U.S.-Russian Workshop (2009)
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Countering Terrorism: Biological Agents, Transportation Networks, and Energy Systems - Summary of a U.S.-Russian Workshop

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Front Matter (R1-R14)
Summaries, 1 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Bioterrorism--Claire Cornelius (Rapporteur) (1-6)
2 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Transportation System Vulnerabilities--Cynthia Getner (Rapporteur) (7-13)
3 U.S.-Russian Working Group on Energy System Vulnerabilities--A. Chelsea Sharber (Rapporteur) (14-22)
Selected Papers, 4 Tendencies in Global Terrorism--Raphael Perl (23-31)
5 Use of Predictive Modeling Packages for Effective Emergency Management--Nikolai Petrovich Kopylov and Irek Ravilevich Khasanov (32-45)
6 Organizational Measures and Decision Support Systems for Preventing and Responding to Terrorist Acts at Potentially Hazardous Facilities, on Transportation Systems, and in Locations Where Large Numbers of People Congregate--A. Yu. Kudrin, A. I. Zaporozhets, and S. A. Kachanov (46-52)
7 Characteristics of Technological Terrorism Scenarios and Impact Factors--Nikolai A. Makhutov, Vitaly P. Petrov, and Dmitry O. Reznikov (53-69)
8 Activities of the Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency Related to Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Security--Vladimir V. Romanov (70-72)
9 Disease Surveillance and International Biosecurity--David R. Franz (73-78)
10 Emerging Viral Infections in the Asian Part of Russia--Sergei V. Netesov and Natalya A. Markovich (79-94)
11 A Note on the Interfacial Vulnerabilities of Transportation Systems--George Bugliarello (95-103)
12 Transportation Planning for Evacuations--John C. Falcocchio (104-115)
13 International and National Priorities in Combating Terrorism in the Transportation Sector--Vladimir N. Lopatin (116-123)
14 Managing the Radius of Risk--Drew F. Lieb (124-149)
15 The Problem of Oil and Natural Gas Pipeline Security--S. G. Serebryakov (150-159)
16 U.S.-Russian Collaboration in Combating Radiological Terrorism--John F. Ahearne (160-172)
17 IAEA Activities in Preventing Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism--Miroslav Gregoric (173-185)
18 Electromagnetic Terrorism: Threat to the Security of the State Infrastructure--Vladimir Ye. Fortov and Yury V. Parfyonov (186-188)
19 The Phenomenon of Suicide Bombings in Israel: Lessons Learned--Mordecai Z. Dzikansky (189-199)
20 Raman Spectroscopic Detection of Chemical, Biological, and Explosive Agents--Russ Zajtchuk and Gary R. Gilbert (200-207)
21 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate--John O'Neil (208-214)
Appendix A: Agenda (215-223)
Appendix B: Recent Russian and International Publications of Interest (224-226)
Appendix C: Russia's Counterterrorism Strategy--Valentin A. Sobolev (227-230)