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100 1 _aENEMARK Christian
245 _aBiological attacks and the non-state actor :
_ba threat assessment /
_cChristian Enemark
260 _c2006
520 _aThis article assesses the nature and scope of the threat to national security posed by biological weapons in the hands of individuals or organisations other than states. Key factors include the motivations and disincentives for carrying out a biological attack as well as the technical challenges involved. Concludes that non-state use of biological weapons is not at present a serious threat, but that the scientists engaged in pathogen research should be carefully monitored.
650 _aBIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
_xTERRORISM
650 _aRISK ASSESSMENT
773 _aIntelligence And National Security :
_gVol 21, No. 6, December 2006, pp.911-930 (99)
945 _i21741-1001
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_sY
999 _c7642
_d7642