High-Impact Terrorism: Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop
In June 2001 the National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences held a bilateral workshop in Moscow on terrorism in a high--technology society and modern methods to prevent and respond to it. The purpose of the workshop was to begin a dialogue on high--impact terrorism that could lead to further U.S.--Russian collaboration. This volume includes papers presented at the workshop by 31 Russian and American experts on various types of high-impact terrorism, including biological and...
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Opening Remarks1The Legal Basis for Counterterrorism Activities in the United States5Russian Legislation and the Struggle Against Terrorism16Russian Legislation and the Fight Against Terrorism25Organized Crime and Terrorism37International and Domestic Terrorism53The Role of Internal Affairs Agencies in Efforts to Fight Terrorism Under High-Technology Conditions61From the Experience of the Intelligence Services of the Russian Empire in Combating Terrorists69On Historical Experience in Combating Terrorism76Electromagnetic Terrorism83Molecular Epidemiology as a New Approach in Detecting Terrorist Use of Infectious Agents89Bioterrorism: Threat and Response102Bioterrorism: A View from the Side106Chemical Terrorism: Assessing Threats and Responses117Radiological Terrorism137Nuclear Terrorism149Could Terrorists Produce Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons?156Problems of Preventing Acts of Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism160Selected Technologies and Procedures Intended to Restrict Unauthorized Access to Explosives167Terrorism: Explosives Threat171Computer Terrorism and Internet Security Issues183Preventing and Responding to Cybercrime and Terrorism: Some International Dimensions198Problems of Biological Security in Agriculture209Agricultural Bioterrorism219Terrorism in a High-Tech Society: Legal Aspects and Contemporary Methods of Preventing and Countering Terrorist Activity235Cooperation Among Ministries of Internal Affairs of CIS Member States in the Fight Against Terrorism and Other Manifestations of Extremism245International Centers as a Basis for Controlling Infectious Disease and Countering Bioterrorism250Terrorism Future: Tactics, Strategy, and Stealth260New Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation267Concluding Statement270App. AGoals of Russian Federal Program on Problems of Natural and Technological Security273App. BAgenda for Workshop on Terrorism in a High-Tech Society and Modern Methods for Prevention and Response, June 4-8, 2001, Moscow, Russia275
