Intergovernmental Unity of Effort in Support of Biological Threat Prevention

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to examine ways to prevent the terrorist use of a biological weapon of mass destruction. Intelligence sources from around the globe report that terrorist groups are developing the capability and the intention to deliver biological weapons of mass destruction. Four coalitions of governments were studied to examine stated health security policies and reported outcome of a large biological threat incident of H1N1 global pandemic influenza of 2009 2010. This thesis presented the results and proposed methods to enhance intergovernmental connectivity and information sharing to prevent a biological threat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA590691

Entities

People

  • Wendy L. Stevens

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Weapons
  • Civil Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Emergency Response
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Information Exchange
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Political Systems
  • United States Government
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.