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IMPACT OF BIOCHEMICAL TERRORISM ON ECOLOGY & HUMAN HEALTH (A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY)
Authors: Prakash Vir Singh
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Indeed, terrorism is not an end but rather a modus operandi. It is not a new phenomenon; it has long
been a method of violent action by organisations and individuals attempting to achieve political goals.
Terrorism is a serious threat to the security of every nations of the world. The vulnerability of societies
to terrorist attacks results in part from the proliferation of chemical, biological, geophysical and
nuclear weapons of mass destruction, but it is also a consequence of the highly efficient and
interconnected systems that we rely on for key services such as transportation, information, energy, and
health care. Evaluation of this vulnerability has focused on the role public health will have detecting
and managing the probable covert biological terrorist incident with the realisation that some nation
and state infrastructure is already strained as a result of other important public health problems. The
plan contains recommendations to reduce vulnerability to biological and chemical terrorism,
preparedness, planning, detection and surveillance, laboratory analysis, emergency response and
communication systems.
This paper thus describes many ways in which science and technology can contribute in making
the Human health and Ecosystem safer against the threat of catastrophic terrorism. The report
identifies key actions that can be undertaken now, based on knowledge and technologies in hand, and
equally important to describes key opportunities for reducing current and future bio-chemical terror
risks even further through longer-term research and development activities.
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