Detail publikace

Brief overview of chemical terrorism and its consequences

MIKA, O. FIŠEROVÁ, L.

Originální název

Typ

článek v časopise ve Web of Science, Jimp

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

The article deals with chemical terrorism as a current security risk and its possible impacts on population and infrastructure. It also discusses aspects and implementation of biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorism. The 1995 attack by sarin in the Tokyo underground is briefly mentioned. The effects of chemical warfare agents and chemical toxic substances and the possibilities of their abuse by terrorists are thoroughly discussed. Based on computer modeling of impacts of attacks by chemical toxic substances, the authors present opinions on their possible abuse for acts of terrorism.

Klíčová slova

Chemical terrorism, biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorism, chemical warfare agents, chemical toxic substances, consequences of chemical terrorism

Autoři

MIKA, O.; FIŠEROVÁ, L.

Rok RIV

2011

Vydáno

1. 11. 2011

Nakladatel

Informa Healthcare

Místo

London, Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

ISSN

1556-9543

Periodikum

Toxin Reviews

Ročník

Číslo

Stát

Spojené státy americké

Strany od

115

Strany do

121

Strany počet

BibTex

@article{BUT88616,
  author="Otakar Jiří {Mika} and Lenka {Fišerová}",
  title="Brief overview of chemical terrorism and its consequences",
  journal="Toxin Reviews",
  year="2011",
  volume="30",
  number="4",
  pages="115--121",
  issn="1556-9543"
}