1st Edition
National Security Issues in Science, Law, and Technology
Edited By Thomas A. Johnson
Copyright 2007
680 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
680 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The tragedy of 9/11 placed homeland security and the prevention of further attacks into the central focus of our national consciousness. With so many avenues of terror open to our enemies in terms of mode, medium, and location, effective management and mitigation of threat must be grounded in objective risk assessment. The structure of national security decisions should be premised on decision... Read more
Section I – Terrorism: Threats, Vulnerabilities and Weapons
An Introduction to the Intelligence Process for Addressing National Security Threats and Vulnerabilities, Dr. T.A. Johnson
Medical Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism, Dr. M. Allswede
Agroterrorism, S. Kenyon
Illicit Trafficking in Nuclear and Radiological Materials, D. York
Nuclear Capabilities of North Korea: Issues in Intelligence, Collection, Analysis and National Security Policy, Dr. T.A. Johnson
Section II – Cyber Terrorism and Cyber Security
A Framework for Deception, Dr. F. Cohen
Critical Infrastructure Protection, Dr. F. Cohen
Information Warfare, Netwar and Cyber Intelligence, Dr. F. Cohen
Section III – National Security Strategy: Implications for
Science, Law and Technology
Geographic Information Systems as a Strategic Tool for Better Planning, Response, and Recovery, L.A. Savitz, R. Proffitt Lavin, and E. Root
An Introduction to the Concept and Management of Risk, J. Matschulat
The Structure of National Security Decisions, J. Matschulat
National Security Executive Orders and Legal Issues, R. Shannon
Courts Martial, Military Tribunals and the Federal Courts, R. Shannon
National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratories: Emerging Role in Homeland Security, Dr. R.A. Neiser
An All-Hazards National Response Plan, Dr. T.A. Johnson
Appendices
Appendix A - National Security Strategy Executive Summary
Appendix B - Homeland Security Presidential Directives 1-14
An Introduction to the Intelligence Process for Addressing National Security Threats and Vulnerabilities, Dr. T.A. Johnson
Medical Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism, Dr. M. Allswede
Agroterrorism, S. Kenyon
Illicit Trafficking in Nuclear and Radiological Materials, D. York
Nuclear Capabilities of North Korea: Issues in Intelligence, Collection, Analysis and National Security Policy, Dr. T.A. Johnson
Section II – Cyber Terrorism and Cyber Security
A Framework for Deception, Dr. F. Cohen
Critical Infrastructure Protection, Dr. F. Cohen
Information Warfare, Netwar and Cyber Intelligence, Dr. F. Cohen
Section III – National Security Strategy: Implications for
Science, Law and Technology
Geographic Information Systems as a Strategic Tool for Better Planning, Response, and Recovery, L.A. Savitz, R. Proffitt Lavin, and E. Root
An Introduction to the Concept and Management of Risk, J. Matschulat
The Structure of National Security Decisions, J. Matschulat
National Security Executive Orders and Legal Issues, R. Shannon
Courts Martial, Military Tribunals and the Federal Courts, R. Shannon
National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratories: Emerging Role in Homeland Security, Dr. R.A. Neiser
An All-Hazards National Response Plan, Dr. T.A. Johnson
Appendices
Appendix A - National Security Strategy Executive Summary
Appendix B - Homeland Security Presidential Directives 1-14
Biography
Thomas A. Johnson
Each of these chapters are written by an expert in the field, and together they provide for a theoretical framework that our Government needs to understand if it is to be successful.
– Books-On-LineTo properly weave together the topics of science, technology, and law under the rubric of national security is a tall order. In this text, editor Thomas A. Johnson has done so perfectly . . . highly readable text.
– Col. Kuljeet Singh, CPP, The Wright Group, Inc., in Security Management, March 2008
