HIGH-TECH TERROR; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; Part I BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND DISEASES; Chapter 1 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION; Part II CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS AND TERRORISM; Chapter 2 HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 3 CHOKING AGENTS; Chapter 4 BLISTERING AGENTS; Chapter 5 NERVE AGENTS; Part III RADIATION INJURIES; Chapter 6 HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 7 NUCLEAR WEAPON; Chapter 8 ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME; INDEX
Summary
The purpose of this book is to remind us that terrible weapons will always exist and are certain to be used against humanity in the future-not just in the military, but also in civilian areas. Thus, the more health care providers and everyone else involved with the health care industry know about this subject and the diseases and injuries these agents and weapons can produce, the more likely mankind will be able to successfully mute, survive, or prevent their catastrophic consequences. Divided into three parts, Part I begins with a discussion on the identification and classification of expecte
