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This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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AU Press: Articles, Books, and Papers

 

Biohazard: A Look at China’s Biological Capabilities and the Recent Coronavirus Outbreak

By Corey Pfluke

 

Biotechnology:  An Era of Hopes and Fears
By LTC Douglas R. Lewis, PhD, US Army

 

Book Review: BioTerror in the 21st Century: Emerging Threats in a New Global Environment

By Harold Laurence, Army Command and General Staff College

 

CSAT 70: Blue Horizons IV: Deterrence in the Age of Surprise
By John P. Geis II, PhD, Col, USAF, Retired et al.



 

Deterring Emerging Technologies

By Col John P. Geis II, PHD, USAF, Retired and Col Theodore C. Hailes, USAF, Retired

 

Emerging Technology:  Creator of Worlds
By W. Michael Guillot

 

The Emerging Life Sciences and the National Security State
By Jonathan D. Moreno

 

The Illogic of the Biological Weapons Taboo

By Phillip M. McCauley and Rodger A. Payne

 

Technology Horizons: A Vision for Air Force Science and Technology 2010–2030

             By Office of the US Air Force Chief Scientist

 

Additional AU Resources

 

Air University

Biotechnology, Coronavirus, Nuclear, Chemical, Biological

 

Air University News

Biotechnology, Coronavirus, Nuclear, Chemical, Biological

 

AU Library

Chemical & Biological Warfare Research Guide

 

Air University Research

            Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, Chemical Terrorism, and Chemical Warfare

By Multiple AU authors (Requires NIPR to access full-text)

 

Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies

Agroterrorism and Foot-And-Mouth Disease: Is the United States Prepared?

By Maj Michael E. Peterson, USAF

 

Avoiding Panic and Keeping the Ports Open in a Chemical and Biological Threat Environment

By Tanja M. Korpi and Christopher Hemmer

 

Bio-Defense Now: 56 Suggestions for Immediate Improvements: Final Report 85% Biological Defense Project

By Maj Tash L. Pravecek, USAF and Jim A. Davis, eds.

 

Biotechnology: Genetically Engineered Pathogens

By Lt Col Joel O. Almosara, USAF

 

Department of Defense Biological Threat Responses to the 2009-2010 H1N1 Influenza Outbreak: A Real World Exercise

By Laura E. Peitersen, Calli S. Levin, and Allison G. Jones

 

Lest We Forget: A Critical Analysis of Bioterrorist Incidents, National Exercises, and US Prevention, Response and Recovery Strategies

By Lt Col Tasha L. Pravecek, USAF

 

Next Generation Bioweapons: Genetic Engineering and BW

By Michael J. Ainscough

 

Public Resilience in CBRN Events: Lessons Learned from Seven Cases

By Michelle L. Spencer, Lt Col Michael T. Kindt, USAF, and Megan P. Stans

 

Surveillance And Detection: A Public Health Response to Bioterrorism

By Barbara F. Bullock

 

The Impact of Quarantine on Military Operations

By Col Robert I. Miller, USAF

 

The Shaping of the United States Biodefense Posture
By Lt Col Douglas R. Lewis, PhD, US Army

 

The “Worried Well” Response to CBRN Events: Analysis and Solutions

By Lt Col Fred P. Stone, USAF

 

 

 

 

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