New Security Challenges: Origins, Transformations and Practices

Rappert, Brian; Gould, Chandré

This book explores the origins, interpretations and meanings of the term 'biosecurity'. It brings together contributors on issues relating to the perceptions of the threat of biological weapons and how states are responding, or not, to the challenges posed by the potential of the products of the life sciences to be used for destructive purposes.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-10-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230223561

DOI: 10.1057/9780230245730

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 250