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Biological terrorism in the context of the current global situation
TRSKOVÁ, Veronika
The diploma thesis deals with bioterrorism and current Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of the work is to analyse information and knowledge concerning bioterrorism and to analyse the level of concerns of civilians over transmission of Covid-19 in the South Bohemian Region. The work is divided into two parts. In the first theoretical part the history of biological weapons in wars and for terrorist purposes is described there. Furthermore, I am going to introduce different forms of biological weapons, for example terms such as biological warfare or biological crime. I am then going to divide b-agents, introduce bacteria, virus, fungi and their types. The general division of b-agents is followed by the description of transmission of biological agents and of the way they enter the body. Finally, we are going to focus on decontamination, combat order and model action activity of IRS units during joint intervention. The second and theoretical part defines methods and goals of the research and the results that are graphically depicted to be well arranged. The results are then described in the discussion. The main aim of the work was to analyse information and knowledge concerning bioterrorism and to analyse the level of corners of civilians from transmission of Covid-19 in the South Bohemian Region. To confirm or to disprove a given hypothesis was another part of the goal. The hypothesis reads as follows: University graduates will have statistically much higher knowledge concerning given issues than people who have not completed higher education. A questionnaire construction was used to gain the data. 212 respondents took part in the questionnaire construction. The research confirmed the hypothesis that university graduates would have statistically much higher knowledge concerning given issues than people who have not completed higher education. A measure that could deepen the knowledge in this area was offered at the end of the thesis.
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The Politics of Bio(in)security: science, experts and the dilemma of dual use
Rychnovská, Dagmar ; Karásek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Leander, Anna (referee) ; Lupták, Ľubomír (referee)
This thesis explores the politics of biosecurity and the governance of dual-use research. It focuses on life sciences, whose rapid development brings together the issues of biological weapons, terrorism, and the dangers of scientific innovations. The thesis has three goals: first, to situate the dilemma of dual-use research historically and conceptually, second, to analyse how the attempts to govern biosecurity and regulate dual-use research in life sciences affect the relations between science and security, and third, to discuss what implications this science-security nexus has for the politics of (in)security. Approaching the subject from critical security studies, the thesis looks at how the nexus between science and security is constructed. It does so, first, by exploring the dominant political and expert discourses on biosecurity and by looking at two distinct empirical sites, which exemplify how a regime of biosecurity governance evolves at a boundary of science and security in a 'global' and 'local' context: the international biological weapons regime and the Czech system of biosecurity management. The thesis finds that the attempts to govern dual-use research in life sciences focus not only on materials and technologies but also on scientific knowledge. It conceptualizes dual-use as a problem of...
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The way of alternative spread of the biological agents in population.
JIRKA, Martin
This bachelor thesis describes the ways of alternative spread of the biological agents in population. It is focused on the main precursors, which increase the risk of such use. One of the precursors is the availability of biological agents which have the potential to be exploited as a biological weapon. Majority hazardous agents are found freely in nature and could be obtained without much effort. The ability to effectively extend the dangerous pathogens is another important aspect. Among the main ways of the spread, is a form of inhalation, ingestion or inoculation, including spread of biological agents via vehicles and vectors. The ability to threaten the life and health in these ways of spreading agents is evaluated. Last precursor represented an alternative way to spread the biological agents. There are many ways how to spread dangerous germs. The thesis is focused on alternative ways, using of them and devices it´s possible to achieve efficient transfer of biological agents and achieve high damage to health of population. Furthermore, the fact is mentioned that biological agents were previously abused for attack and therefore can´t be trusted that this situation no longer occurs. And because terrorism is recently more dangerous and more cold-blooded, the problems of this topic are also described. At the conclusion thesis tries to find of the all available pathogens, which the aggressor could easily use and evaluates the way of spread the selected pathogen, which would be the most dangerous for the population from the health point of view, including its alternatives. The thesis is handled in the form of a literature search of Czech and foreign literature and the results are processed by the brainwriting method.
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The units integrated rescue system activity during suspected a possible terrorist attack using biological arms and toxins
MAISTRYSZINOVÁ, Soňa
The possible use of biological weapons has become a reality. In the face of the character and the organizational transformation of the phenomenon of terrorism and the incidents related to terrorist attacks today, the interest of specialists, politicians, general public and of course also mass media in the threat of bioterrorism and the posibility of misuse of mass destruction weapons is getting stronger. A biological attack means an intentional use of vital microorganisms or their toxic products to cause a disease and death in people, animals and plants. This is a very broad issue, that is why this work is focused especially on a short summary of main aspects of the problem, with emphasis on readiness of the integrated rescue system for extraordinary incident, eventually on a crisis situation, that could come as a consequence of the use of biological weapons. The methods of a biological attack and its main characteristics. The general public must be better informed about the possibilities of ultraterrorist attacks and must be prepared for the possible reaction in case of these attacks. Growing awareness would probably significantly contribute to the elimination of losses in the case of use of these biological weapons by terrorists. It is necessary to focus on the citizens´ preparation regarding existing threats of terrorist attacks, inform them how to identify symptoms of attacks with weapons of mass destruction and how to adequately protect ourselves against them. A rank of proceedings exists for the protection of citizens, such as sufficient amount of protective masks, means for decontamination, a complete programme for mass vaccination, a broader and deeper planning of processes for extraordinary situations, as well as information about emmergency escape shelters etc..
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Biological Weapons and Readiness of Integrated Rescue System for Biological Attack
KVÍDEROVÁ, Lenka
As the topic for my Bachelor Thesis I have chosen the Biological Weapons and Readiness of Integrated Rescue System for Biological Attack. The bioterrorism has recently become one of the most critical worldwide problems. The terrorist organizations that would misuse the biological weapons as a tool of pressure and blackmail to enforce their own interests would choose mainly civilian population as the target of their attack. The Integrated Rescue System plays an important role in protecting the population against this threat. The purpose of this Thesis is to point out the issue of biological weapons, to outline possibilities of production of these hazardous materials, to inform about how these biological means can be spread among the population and mainly to draw attention to the most significant representatives of the biological weapons. I will also describe the Integrated Rescue System and its individual components taking part in solving extraordinary situations incorporating occurrence of B-agens. In order to ensure readiness of the basic components of the Integrated Rescue System for biological terrorism, there has been a questionnaire compiled and handed over to the respective members of the Fire Brigade, Police of the Czech Republic and medical emergency services to fill it in. The Thesis is verifying the hypothesis whether the Integrated Rescue System components are sufficiently ready for a biological attack. Based on confrontation of the information obtained from literature, legislation, electronic sources and outcome of the questionnaire survey, there was an answer to the defined hypothesis formulated in the conclusion, stating that the Integrated Rescue System components are not currently prepared sufficiently for a biological attack.
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Biological terrorism - New Threat in the Hands of Extremist Groups
FUČÍK, Miroslav
In my bachelo´s work I am dealing with questions of a danger of misuse of biological weapons by some radical-thinking groups to promote their aims at the expense of our society and if the parts of integrated rescue system are sufficiently prepared for similar kind of threat and possible liquidation of effects. Nowadays when we can see an escalation of tension between radical-thinking groups of Islamic fundamentalists on the one hand and the civilized west on the other is misusing of B-agens as a means of weapons of mass destruction lies mainly in inconspicuously spreading it among civilians. It is necessary to realize that in sprite of the ban on production and holding of these agens there still is an arsenal of weapons of mass destruction with these agens available, mainly in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Problems arising from the misuse of biological agens as possible terrorist weapons become more real in a more globalized world such as the one in which the Czech Republic can be found. We gradually become a place where we have to prepare for possibilities that such cases of attacks can happen at our place. The threat itself of using these agens is bringing us a lot of questions. For example, if our security system is ready to deal with these kinds of extraordinary events. This range of problems is covered by a wide spectrum of scientific studies and that is why I do not try to investigated situations which could happen in case of using B-agens from the point of view of integrated rescue system components. The hypothesis that "bioterrorists" can with very little effort achieve very high impact as a result of their efforts is shown in work. By comparing and studying available materials, I discovered that despite the fact that all the materials are at very high levels of elaboration regarding the theory, on the other hand in reality, the components of integrated rescue system are not sufficiently ready and equipped for similar kind of possible danger and dealing with similar unexpected common event.
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