Rescue and Civil Protection Subsystem

Civil protection includes activities aimed at providing security to people, assets and environment in case of threats caused by nature itself and civilization development, warfare or terrorist actions. Rescue and civil protection subsystem plays an important role in the national security system of our country. Taking into account the specific area of activities, it is crucial that subordinate services should be properly coordinated and their competences distributed properly. Rescue and civil protection services should properly understand the nature of threats – their types, range as well as types and range of negative effects they can produce concerning people, animals, environment and material assets

Biological weapons and bioterrorism

Broń biologiczna jest stosunkowo tania i łatwa w produkcji, ukryciu i przenoszeniu. Zagrożenie użycia broni biologicznej wciąż wydaje się bardzo prawdopodobne. Współcześnie największą grozę budzi perspektywa wykorzystania broni masowego rażenia, zatem również broni biologicznej, przez ugrupowania terrorystyczne (bioterroryzm). Autor artykułu w sposób syntetyczny, w oparciu o dostępne piśmiennictwo oraz dane niepublikowane, przybliży istotę broni biologicznej oraz zjawiska bioterroryzmu.Biological weapons are relatively cheap and easy to produce, hide and relocate. The threat of using biological weapons still seems to be very real. Today, the greatest fear is the possibility of contemporary terrorist organisations using weapons of mass destruction (biological weapon, bioterrorism). This article is based on the available references and unpublished information. Author discusses the current level of threat of biological weapons and bioterrorism