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Phantom Menace or Looming Danger?: A New Framework for Assessing Bioweapons Threats
Kathleen M. Vogel
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Description for Phantom Menace or Looming Danger?: A New Framework for Assessing Bioweapons Threats
Hardback. These features make Phantom Menace or Looming Danger? a must-read for government policymakers and intelligence experts. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23, 17 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK; JWMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
The horrifying terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the anthrax strikes that soon followed gave the United States new reason to fear unconventional enemies and atypical weapons. These fears have prompted extensive research, study, and planning within the U.S. military, intelligence, and policy communities regarding potential attacks involving biological weapons. In "Phantom Menace or Looming Danger?" Kathleen M. Vogel argues for a major shift in how analysts assess bioweapons threats. She calls for an increased focus on the social and political context in which technological threats are developed. Vogel uses case studies to illustrate her theory: Soviet anthrax weapons development, the Iraqi mobile bioweapons labs, and two synthetic genomic experiments. She concludes with recommendations for analysts and policymakers to integrate sociopolitical analysis with data analysis, thereby making U.S. bioweapon assessments more accurate. Students of security policy will find her innovative framework appealing, her writing style accessible, and the many illustrations helpful. These features also make "Phantom Menace or Looming Danger?" a must-read for government policymakers and intelligence experts.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421407425
SKU
V9781421407425
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About Kathleen M. Vogel
Kathleen M. Vogel is an associate professor in the department of science and technology studies and at the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, Cornell University.
Reviews for Phantom Menace or Looming Danger?: A New Framework for Assessing Bioweapons Threats
Phantom Menace or Looming Danger? A New Framework for Assessing Bioweapons Threats should be in any political science and military collection and provides a powerful argument for a major shift in how bioweapons threats are assessed. Midwest Book Review This is an engrossing book that exemplifies what STS can bring to broader issues of policymaking in the US and potentially beyond, and it is well worth reading.
Carla Nappi New Books in Science, Technology, and Society Kathleen Vogel has authored one of the most important books written about biological weapons in recent years... Vogel tackles head-on the conventional wisdom regarding the biological weapon (BW) threat, successfully, challenging assumptions that have gone largely unexamined by the broader biodefense community... She also uncovers some deeper organizational and social forces that have shaped US intelligence and threat assessments since the end of international security, not just those with an interest in biodefense or intelligence. This, this book is a must-read for scholars and practitioners in the field of international security, not just those with an interest in biodefense or intelligence.
Gregory D. Koblentz Nonproliferation Review
Carla Nappi New Books in Science, Technology, and Society Kathleen Vogel has authored one of the most important books written about biological weapons in recent years... Vogel tackles head-on the conventional wisdom regarding the biological weapon (BW) threat, successfully, challenging assumptions that have gone largely unexamined by the broader biodefense community... She also uncovers some deeper organizational and social forces that have shaped US intelligence and threat assessments since the end of international security, not just those with an interest in biodefense or intelligence. This, this book is a must-read for scholars and practitioners in the field of international security, not just those with an interest in biodefense or intelligence.
Gregory D. Koblentz Nonproliferation Review