In June 2001 the National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences held a bilateral workshop in Moscow on terrorism in a high-technology society and modern methods to prevent and respond to it. The purpose of the workshop was to begin a dialogue on high-impact terrorism that could lead to further U.S.-Russian collaboration. This volume includes papers presented at the workshop by 31 Russian and American experts on various types of high-impact terrorism, including biological and agricultural terrorism, nuclear and electromagnetic terrorism, explosives, chemical, and technological terrorism, and cyber terrorism. The papers also address legal issues, Russian internal affairs, and the future of international cooperation in this area.


Table of Contents


Front Matter
Opening Remarks
The Legal Basis for Counterterrorism Activities in the United
States
Russian Legislation and the Struggle Against Terrorism
Russian Legislation and the Fight Against Terrorism
Organized Crime and Terrorism
International and Domestic Terrorism
The Role of Internal Affairs Agencies in Efforts to Fight Terrorism
Under High-Technology Conditions
From the Experience of the Intelligence Services of the Russian
Empire in Combating Terrorists
On Historical Experience in Combating Terrorism
Electromagnetic Terrorism
Molecular Epidemiology as a New Approach in Detecting Terrorist Use
of Infectious Agents
Bioterrorism: Threat and Response
Bioterrorism: A View from the Side
Chemical Terrorism: Assessing Threats and Responses
Radiological Terrorism
Nuclear Terrorism
Could Terrorists Produce Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons?
Problems Preventing Acts of Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism
Selected Technologies and Procedures Intended to Restrict
Unauthorized Access to Explosives
Terrorism: Explosives Threat
Computer Terrorism and Internet Security Issues
Preventing and Responding to Cybercrime and Terrorism: Some
International Dimensions
Problems of Biological Security in Agriculture
Agricultural Bioterrorism
Terrorism in a High-Tech Society: Legal Aspects and Contemporary
Methods of Preventing and Countering Terrorist Activity
Cooperation Among Ministries of Internal Affairs of CIS Member
States in the Fight Against Terrorism and Other Manifestations of
Extremism
International Centers as a Basis for Controlling Infectious Disease
and Countering Bioterrorism
Terrorism Future: Tactics, Strategy, and Stealth
New Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation
Concluding Statement
Appendix A: Goals of Russian Federal Program on Problems of Natural
and Technological Security
Appendix B: Agenda for Workshop on Terrorism in a High-Tech Society
and Modern Methods for Prevention and Response, June 4-8, 2001,
Moscow, Russia