Smith argues that organizational frames and stereotypes have caused both military neglect and the rise of civilian biodefense. In the armed services, influential ideas about kinetic warfare have undermined defense against biological warfare. The influence of these ideas on science and technology challenges the conventional wisdom that national security policy is driven by threats or bureaucratic interests. Given the ideas at work inside the U.S. military, Smith explains how the lessons learned from biodefense can help solve other important problems that range from radiation weapons to cyber attacks.
Smith argues that organizational frames and stereotypes have caused both military neglect and the rise of civilian biodefense. In the armed services, influential ideas about kinetic warfare have undermined defense against biological warfare. The influence of these ideas on science and technology challenges the conventional wisdom that national security policy is driven by threats or bureaucratic interests. Given the ideas at work inside the U.S. military, Smith explains how the lessons learned from biodefense can help solve other important problems that range from radiation weapons to cyber attacks.
American Biodefense: How Dangerous Ideas about Biological Weapons Shape National Security
204American Biodefense: How Dangerous Ideas about Biological Weapons Shape National Security
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801452710 |
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Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
Publication date: | 09/19/2014 |
Series: | Cornell Studies in Security Affairs |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 204 |
Product dimensions: | 6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |