Bioterrorism: Impact on Civilian Society

"The present writing comprises legislative and sociological, medical and historical expositions that encircle within the global struggle against terrorism, displaying though its own specific features, namely bio-terrorism.For an efficient prevention of bio-terrorism, in the first instance, a thorough understanding of what we are actually dealing with is needed; what exactly bio-terrorism stands for and what the use of mass destruction weapons implies; which the direct consequences this might involve, should such a happening occur, as well as to determine the level of coping of the contemporary society to confront and respond to such occurrence.Within the current socio-historical auspices, this writing is of extreme present interest, absorbing itself in the world-wide scientific endeavors of the kind.The aim of the hereby presented writing is to scientifically bring together the knowledge related to the human infectious diseases with the animal ones, to the present infectious diseases of the animal kingdom knowledge, thus being created the general framework enabling the legislative authority to become aware of the phenomenon and legally settling the bio-terrorism issue in a coherent and realistic manner, with an immediate practical applicability.The herein introduced writings bear the signature of personalities in the medical domain, scientists in the sociological, legal and historic areas, each of them bringing their own contribution to the struggle against bio-terrorism." TOC:Foreword. Romania - The Regional Center Of Higher Studies For Bioterrorism Prevention - factor of stability in the South-East European Black Sea region.- Bio-Terrorism: A Different Kind Of War - Threats, Responses and The Way Ahead.- Bioterrorism And The Global Challenges.- The Dimensions And Characteristics Of Biological Weapons - Bioterrorism.- The Unique Characteristic Of The Epidemiological Natural Evolution Of Infectious Diseases, Biological Weapons And The "Asymmetrical" Characteristic of Bioterrorism.- Legal Measures For Biosecurity.- Military Medical Academy The Strategic Brand Of The Serbian Army On The Way To Accession To The Euro-Atlantic Security Integrations.- Building Cooperative And Regional Approaches To Preparedness And Defense Against Bio-Terrorism.- A Workshop On Building Cooperative And Regional Approaches To Preparedness And Defense Against Bioterrorism.- Implementing UNSCR 1540 Regional Organizations - A Nato Perspective.- European Commission's Green Paper On Biopreparedness.- Bioterrorism - A New Challenge For The Medint Department Of Intelligence.- The Implications Of Veterinary Medicine In Bioterrorism.- Prevention Of Bioterrorism.- Selection Of The Most Interesting Works Presented. Legislative Measures For Bio-Security.- Abatement Of Public Works Vulnerability To Bioterrorism Actions.- The Scientific Research, The Most Efficient Weapon In Bioterrorism Prevention And Defeat.- Studying Bioterrorism The Scientists Prevent Potential Bio-Weapons.- Preventing Is Better Than Postfactum Intervention In Bioterrorism.- Bioterrorism And Public Health. Organisation principles of Prevention and Response to the Biological Weapons Attack in Romania, 2004.- International Conference On Bioterrorism Prevention (Bucharest, 6-10 October 2004) - Introductory Remarks.- List Of Contributors.