Intelligence, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

• Main Author: Walsh, Patrick F. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Law.; Terrorism.; Political violence.; Public safety.; Police.; Security, International.; Infectious diseases.; Popular Science in Law.; Terrorism and Political Violence.; Crime Control and Security.; Policing.; International Security Studies.; Infectious Diseases.

This book explores how potential bio-threats and risks may evolve post 9/11 given the rapid changes in biotechnology and synthetic biology. It also explores what role intelligence communities can play in understanding threats and risks. It argues that although bio-threats and risks are largely low p...