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List of Tables and Figures ix
Foreword Congressman Mac Thornberry xi
Acknowledgments xii
Introduction Into the Abyss 1
Chapter 1 The 21st-century Environment 11
Chapter 2 Biotechnology and Biowarfare: Two Sides of the Same Coin? 30
Chapter 3 Homeland Security and Biodefense 110
Chapter 4 Examination of the Potential for a Bioterror Attack 149
Chapter 5 Conclusions 199
Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations 207
Appendix B Dark Winter Exercise Findings 211
Appendix C CDC Categories 213
Appendix D Select Agents 215
Appendix E Selected U.S. Laws, Executive Orders and Directives, and International Treaties Pertaining to Biological and Chemical Weapons 217
Appendix F Game Theory (Example) 225
Notes 229
Selected Bibliography 237
Index 247
Overview
Daniel Gerstein draws on twenty-nine years of experience in the security and defense sectors to address the threat of bioterrorism in the twenty-first century. He warns that while the proliferation of knowledge and capabilities in the field of biotechnology offers ever-increasing opportunities for scientific breakthroughs, the potential for the misuse of that knowledge also increases. Gerstein takes a classic game theory approach in his analysis of the potential for a bioterror attack in the future. His ...