Barriers to bioweapons the challenges of expertise and organization for weapons development / Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley.

Author/creator Ben Ouagrham-Gormley, Sonia
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2014.
Descriptionxiii, 220 pages ; 25 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesCornell studies in security affairs
Contents The bio-proliferation puzzle -- The acquisition and use of specialized knowledge -- Impediments and facilitators of bioweapons developments: organization -- Management and exogenous factors -- The American bioweapons program: scientific progress, operational failure -- The Soviet bioweapons program: failed integration -- Small bioweapons programs and the constraints of covertness -- Preventing bioweapons developments: policy implications -- American bioweapons program: contractors -- American bioweapons program: approximate budget figures.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014006190
ISBN9780801452888 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801452880 (cloth : alk. paper)