CBRN Protection

Andre Richardt 지음

Wiley-VCH 2013년 03월 01일 출간

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Originating in the armed forces of the early 20th century, weapons based on chemical, biological or nuclear agents have become an everpresent threat that has not vanished after the end of the cold war. Since the technology to produce these agents is nowadays available tomany countries and organizations, including those with terrorist aims, civil authorities across the world need to prepare against incidents involving these agents and train their personnel accordingly.As an introductory text on NBC CBRN weapons and agents, this book leads the reader from the scientific basics to the current threats and strategies to prepare against them. After an introductory part on the history of NBC CBRN weapons and their international control, the three classes of nuclear/radiological, biological, and chemical weapons are introduced, focusing on agents and delivery vehicles. Current methodsfor the rapid detection of NBC CBRN agents are introduced, and the principles of physical protection of humans and structures are explained.The final parts addresses more general issues of risk management, preparedness and response management, as the set of tools that authorities and civil services will be needed in a future CBRN scenario as well as the likely future scenarios that authorities and civil services will be faced with in the coming years.This book is a must-have for Health Officers, Public Health Agencies, and Military Authorities.

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Foreword XVPreface XVIIAbout the Editors XIXList of Contributors XXIIIPart I History and Treaties in CBRN &n- Warfare and Terrorism 11 A Glance Back &n- Myths and Facts about CBRN Incidents 3Andre Richardt and Frank Sabath1.1 Introduction 31.2 History of Chemical Warfare 41.2.1 Chemical Warfare Agents in Ancient Times 51.2.2 Birth of Modern Chemical Warfare Agents and Their Use in World War I 51.2.3 Chemical Warfare Agents between the Two World Wars 81.2.3.1 The Italian&n-Ethiopian War 81.2.3.2 Japanese Invasion of China 91.2.3.3 First Nerve Agents 91.2.4 Chemical Warfare Agents in World War II 91.2.5 Chemical Warfare Agents during the Cold War 101.2.6 Chemical Warfare Agents Used in Terrorism 111.2.7 Conclusions and Outlook 121.3 Introduction to Biological Warfare 131.3.1 Most Harmful Pandemics in History 141.3.2 Biological Warfare Agents in Ancient Times BC 161.3.3 Biological Warfare Agents in the Middle Ages to World War I 181.3.4 From World War I to World War II &n- the Beginning of Scientifically Based Biological Weapons Research 181.3.5 From the End of World War II to the 1980 &n- the Great Bioweapons Programs 201.3.6 From the 1980 Up Today &n- the Emerging of Bioterrorism 201.3.7 Conclusions and Outlook 201.4 Introduction to Radiological and Nuclear Warfare 221.4.1 Discovery of Nuclear Fission 231.4.2 Manhattan Project &n- Development of the First Fission Weapons 251.4.3 Nuclear Arms Race 291.4.4 Status of World Nuclear Forces 351.4.5 Radiological Warfare and Nuclear Terrorism 351.4.6 Conclusions and Outlook 37References 372 International Treaties &n- Only a Matter for Diplomats? 39Martin Schaarschmidt2.1 Introduction to the Minefield of

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저자(글) Andre Richardt

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Andre Richardt is the head of Biological and Chemical Decontamination at the German Armed Forces Institute for Protection Technologies in Munster, Germany. He is also a lecturer at the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany. Birgit Huuml;lseweh is a senior scientist at the German Armed Forces Institute for Protection Technologies. In addition to her research activities she is lecturing on BC-detection at the Helmut-Schmidt-University in Hamburg, Germany. Bernd Niemeyer is Professor for Process Engineering at the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany and head of a research group at the GKSS National Research Center in Geesthacht, Germany. Frank Sabath is the head of the Electromagnetic Effects Branch of the German Armed Forces Institute for Protection Technologies. He is also lecturing at the Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany.