Biowar and Bioterrorism Risk Assessment
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In this paper we follow our earlier work on the mathematical and computational modeling of biological warfare and its potential extensions to nuclear terrorism. In particular we review Dr. Parnell's earlier critique of the proper and improper use of probabilities, scenarios and the emergent properties of terrorism undertaken in conjunction with the National we extend the argument that: ―The DHS (2006) report and DHS presentations of its content use inconsistent, imprecise technical language and do not define many key terms.‖ In addition we propose an improved model of biological warfare developed by Dr. Carley and provide additional analysis of terrorism with respect to weapons of mass destruction.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015