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EMERGING HEALTH SECURITY THREATS AND IMPACT OF BIOTERRORISM ON THE US NATIONAL SECURITY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-I).11      10.31703/gpr.2020(V-I).11      Published : Mar 2020

Emerging Health Security Threats and Impact of Bioterrorism on the U.S. National Security

Abstract

    Bioterrorism fear increases after the deliberate release of biological agents at the end of the twentieth century. Letters containing anthrax powder were posted through the U.S. postal system which produces fear among the population. The anthrax assaults after 9/11 made the nation conscious that the public health system is ill-prepared to administer a large-scale emergency. Bioterrorism issue is associated with the deliberate spreading of dangerous diseases thus how comprehensive bioterrorism prevention measures should be taken. Hence, the emergence of bioterrorism has enforced the US administration to transform its national security policy against nontraditional threats. The article shows how bioterror remains a credible threat and poses substantial challenges to the U.S. public health system. Additionally, analysis reveals how resilient public health infrastructure is dominant not only to shielding and enhancing the publics health security but also crucial for the nations security.

    Biological Terrorism, Preparedness, Biosafety, Countermeasures, Public Health

    (1) Rubina Ali
    PhD Scholar, Department of Politics & International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Inamullah Jan
    Lecturer, Department of Politics & International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Shoaib Malik
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies and History, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Ali, R., Jan, I., & Malik, M. S. (2020). Emerging Health Security Threats and Impact of Bioterrorism on the U.S. National Security. Global Political Review, V(I), 94-103. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-I).11

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Ali, Rubina, Inamullah Jan, and Muhammad Shoaib Malik. 2020. "Emerging Health Security Threats and Impact of Bioterrorism on the U.S. National Security." Global Political Review, V (I): 94-103 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2020(V-I).11

HARVARD

    HARVARD : ALI, R., JAN, I. & MALIK, M. S. 2020. Emerging Health Security Threats and Impact of Bioterrorism on the U.S. National Security. Global Political Review, V, 94-103.

MHRA

    MHRA : Ali, Rubina, Inamullah Jan, and Muhammad Shoaib Malik. 2020. "Emerging Health Security Threats and Impact of Bioterrorism on the U.S. National Security." Global Political Review, V: 94-103

MLA

    MLA : Ali, Rubina, Inamullah Jan, and Muhammad Shoaib Malik. "Emerging Health Security Threats and Impact of Bioterrorism on the U.S. National Security." Global Political Review, V.I (2020): 94-103 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Ali, Rubina, Jan, Inamullah, and Malik, Muhammad Shoaib (2020), "Emerging Health Security Threats and Impact of Bioterrorism on the U.S. National Security", Global Political Review, V (I), 94-103

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Ali, Rubina, Inamullah Jan, and Muhammad Shoaib Malik. "Emerging Health Security Threats and Impact of Bioterrorism on the U.S. National Security." Global Political Review V, no. I (2020): 94-103. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-I).11