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This is a print replica reproduction of nearly 60 declassified CIA documents (over 1800 pages) with fascinating details about the intelligence assessment of Soviet space, missile, and weapons technologies during the Cold War. This overview and collection of documents and other material related to the Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) offer...

The 1986 radiation accident at the Chernobyl Atomic Power Station in the Ukraine is fully covered in this authoritative collection of official documents with details about the accident and its aftermath, including the immediate and long-term health consequences, the release of radioactive cesium and iodine, thyroid cancer cases, the containment ...

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. This study will examine how technology and doctrine have responded to the mobile ballistic missile threat over time. As this work reviews the changes that occurred over the last 60 years, it will seek to highlight the differences in cont...

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. In 2001, the United States suffered from a bioterrorist anthrax attack. The US government recognized that it was unprepared to respond to such bioterrorist attacks. This monograph will argue that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) p...

Up-to-date compendium of authoritative documents and text excerpts from major federal government sources on ricin terrorism, along with a major military manual on toxins as weapons. Ricin toxin, found in the bean of the castor plant, Ricinis communis, is one of the most toxic and easily produced plant toxins. The toxicity of castor beans has bee...

This interesting report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The developmental trends in biological sciences indicate there is a plethora of possibilities concerning the study of microorganisms and its applicability in creating the next biological warfare agent. Both historical and recent events...

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and its main rival, the "18th Street" gang, continue to undermine citizen security and subvert government authority in parts of Central America. Gang-related violence has been particularly acute in El Salvado...

This report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. In 2005, the U.S. military found itself inadequately prepared with doctrine and materiel to wage counterinsurgency operations in Iraq. As the insurgency adapted to American tactics, the high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) became a t...

This report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. Transnational criminal organizations pose a threat to U.S. national security as well as the security of the global commons. Their activities lead to the corruption of government actors, erosion of human security, and the disruption of globalizatio...

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. Despite uncertainty and difficulties in the modern Russian Federation, the Putin regime enjoys massive popularity among its people, with approval ratings unrivaled in the past twenty-five years. This is a result of a carefully constructe...