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The end of the Cold War promised a distancing of nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical threats and made it possible to alter the order of priorities in policies for preventing major risks.
Since September 11, 2001, the fear of nuclear, biological and/or chemical terrorism on a massive scale has been taken into consideration at the highest level in deciding national risk prevention policies.
The advent of international terrorism means that cultures arising from both armed defence and civil defence must now be pooled.
Experts on nuclear/radiological, biological and chemical threats from the health services of armies and civil defence organisations will of course be called on to cooperate over prevention and treatment when major disasters occur.
This book offers a remarkable illustration of cooperation by civilian and miliary experts in the area of nuclear/radiological, biological and chemical threats.
Brought together in one volume – which is what is what makes this book different – various aspects of the use of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons are tackled by leading national experts from medical and research establishments: universities, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Institute of Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety, the National Institute of Health and Medical Research, the Pasteur Institute, the National Ambulance Service, the Paris Fire Brigade and the French Army and Air Force health services.
All aspects of nuclear/radiological, biological and chemical threats are covered, including background, diagnosis, treatment and prevention, affording general readers a panorama of the subject that is both focused and interdisciplinary while giving specialists in each area direct access to an overview of the two others.
The book will be a valuable reference work for the various actors in public health, both civilian and military: the emergency services, specialists in nuclear medicine, haematologists, infectologists, biologists and chemists.
Contents:
- Généralités
- Le nucléaire
- Le biologique
- Le chimique