XVI Amaldi conference on Problems of Global Security - Vol. 230

In 8°, 240 pp., con ill. in b/n INDEX PROGRAMME Pag. 3 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS » 7 E. VESENTINI - Opening remarks » 11 W.K.H. PANOFSKY - The problem of independent scientific input to government security policy science advising in the United States » 15 Discussion » 25 K. GOTTSTEIN - The state of science advising in Europe » 27 K. GOTTSTEIN, N. MATZ - Political problems facing governments in using scientific advice, and legal and other problems facing scientists when trying to give independent advice to governments. How effective are the Amaldi and Pugwash Conferences? » 33 Discussion » 47 N. LAVEROV - The problem of independent scientific input to governmental security policy » 49 Discussion » 63 C. EISENBART - Complicating things. A few remarks on the difficult dialogue between science and politics » 71 M.W. WIK - A new concept of information and other operations in full spectrum military and non military conflicts » 75 Discussion » 91 S.D. WOLTHUSEN - Defensive information warfare and the protection of critical infrastructures » 93 E.A.M. LUIIJF - Information operations and critical infrastructure protection: the challenges » 107 G. SALVINI - Islam and the West. Peace, and secondary school exchanges. A concrete proposal to increase exchanges and visits between secondary school pupils and teachers, to encourage confidence and to save peace » 117 Discussion » 137 — 336 — E. TUERLINGS - Preparedness for deliberate epidemics: World Health Organization (WHO) approach Pag. 141 J. BORRIE - The dual-use dilemma in life science research: the approach of the International Committee of the Red Cross » 145 Discussion » 161 C. DEANE - OECD International Futures Programme (IFP) «Promoting Responsible Stewardship in the Biosciences: Avoiding Potential Abuse of Research and Resources» » 169 Discussion » 177 A. KELLE - Science, Technology and the CBW control regimes » 179 Discussion » 193 J. STEINBRUNER - The oversight of biotechnology » 195 Discussion » 203 Y. BECKER - The responsibility of microbiologists to prevention of scientific misuse and to the development of new approaches to protect humans against microbial epidemics » 213 Discussion » 229 B. RAPPERT - Dual use research as a social problem » 233 Discussion » 247 N. GREEN - Royal society work towards 2005 annual meeting of the biological weapons convention » 251 J.L. HUSBANDS - Potential contributions of scientists and scientific organizations to reducing the risks of misuse of advances in biotechnology » 259 Discussion » 265 A.C. WINNER - The proliferation security initiative » 273 Discussion » 287 F. HUSSAIN - The situation in the Indian sub-continent with special reference to India and Pakistan » 295 Discussion » 307 W.K.H. PANOFSKY - Clandestine hostile delivery of nuclear weapons » 309 PANEL DISCUSSION » 313 E. VESENTINI - Conclusion » 333