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Salon.com
September 12, 2000
Arthur Allen |
The battle over bio-terror A recent report urges America to pour $13 billion into preventing disease-based warfare, but evidence suggests that our fears are misplaced.   |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
Plague fears A bioterrorism expert talks about the wicked ways of anthrax and the even deadlier potential scourge of smallpox... |
Salon.com
October 3, 2001
Chris Colin |
Poison on the mind Is panic the right response to the specter of bioterrorism? |
National Defense
June 2009
Erwin & Magnuson |
7 Deadly Myths About Weapons of Terror Seven noteworthy misconceptions associated with weapons of terror. |
American History
Margaret Davidson |
American Biowarrior A pioneer in America's biological weapons program during World War II, the unassuming Dr. Ira Baldwin was critical to the development of methods that made large-scale, safe production of the deadly toxins possible. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Simon Cooper |
North Korea's Biochemical Threat While its nuclear test spurs outrage, North Korea grows a vast biochemical weapons arsenal in secrecy. We investigate Kim Jong Il's deception, his country's human trials and the terror potential of this rogue nation's deadly harvest. |
National Defense
February 2005
Harold Kennedy |
Military Officials Warn Al Qaeda Determined To Attack With WMD Most attacks probably would be small-scale, incorporating improvised delivery systems and easily produced chemicals, toxins or radiological substances. |
Popular Mechanics
October 16, 2006
Simon Cooper |
North Korea: The Bigger (Non-Nuclear) Threat The consensus is that North Korea has developed anthrax, plague and botulism toxin as weapons, and has extensively researched at least six other germs including smallpox and typhoid. |
Salon.com
October 3, 2001
Pamela Weintraub |
Be prepared? Taking precautions against bioterrorism may not be as futile as you think... |
National Defense
June 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Agencies Scramble to Create Vaccine Market Defense and Homeland Security are pursuing disparate vaccination programs to combat different needs for military and civilian populations. |
Fast Company
February 2002
John Ellis |
The (Life) Science of War Sun Tzu wrote "The Art of War." Now the threat of smallpox and other forms of bioterrorism has unleashed the next generation of conflict. Welcome to the science of war... |
Parameters
Summer 2004
Justin Bernier |
The Death of Disarmament in Russia? Traditional arms control agreements with Russia, it seems, are as much a part of Cold War history as the Soviet Union itself. |
Parameters
Spring 2004
Matthew J. Morgan |
The Origins of the New Terrorism A history of terrorism and where it's headed. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2006
Charles Perrow |
Shrink The Targets Human nature can better withstand a dozen small disasters than a single great one, even if the casualty total is the same. Protecting America's big targets is next to impossible; we should instead downsize them to make them less consequential and easier to protect. |
Salon.com
August 9, 2001
Dan Dinello |
Virus horror! In a new era of movies like the Farrelly brothers' "Osmosis Jones," we die from bugs, not bombs... |
National Defense
June 2011
Eric Beidel |
Industry, Academia Race to Create Drugs Against Biological Warfare On the heels of anthrax comes a string of deadly agents that scientists also fear can be used as weapons and spread with ease. |
National Defense
March 2006
Harold Kennedy |
At Special Ops Forum, Experts Weigh Prospect of WMD Attacks As military leaders devote increasing attention to neutralizing roadside bombs in Iraq, specialists caution that it would be a mistake to dismiss the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction. |
Searcher
March 2002
Eva Perkins |
Bioterrorism Resources on the Internet: A Primer What is bioterrorism? Which organizations and governmental agencies publish in this area? Using the power of the beloved Internet, one can easily and quickly access a wealth of information. Here's how to do it... |
National Defense
February 2009
Magnuson & Rusling |
Senators May Seek Life Science Lab Security Regulations Life science laboratories, and similar facilities are proliferating throughout the world. Security is lax at many of them -- including the United States. Background checks for those working in the labs are spotty. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Simon Cooper |
North Korea's Suspected Biochemical Weapons: Breakdown Compared to nukes, biological and chemical agents offer mass destruction "on the cheap," argues Michael Stebbins of the Federation of American Scientists. Below, a sampling of Kim Jong Il's toxic arsenal. |
Salon.com
October 11, 2002
William M. Arkin |
Sept. 11 and wars of the world Osama and Saddam pose real threats, but the Bush administration may be too incompetent -- and too arrogant -- to stop them. |
National Defense
June 2010
Grace V. Jean |
To Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction, U.S. Reaching Out To International Partners U.S. officials believe that terrorists aspire to build bio-weapons. The White House is also expanding collaborative efforts with international partners to help prevent such attacks. |
National Defense
November 2012
Erwin et al. |
Top Five Threats to National Security in the Coming Decade The next wave of national security threats might be more than the technology community can handle. They are complex, multidimensional problems against which no degree of U.S. technical superiority in stealth, fifth-generation air warfare or night-vision is likely to suffice. |
National Defense
July 2009 |
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories 7 Deadly Myth article draws comment. |
National Defense
October 2015
Stew Magnuson |
Chemical-Biological Program Speeds Up Acquisition Process Whenever there is a crisis somewhere in the world related to chemical, biological or radiological weapons or accidents, "the first phone call comes to us," said Carmen Spencer, joint program executive officer for chemical and biological defense. |
National Defense
June 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Research Challenge: How to Defend Against Still-Undefined Chemical, Biological Attacks Military scientists are often criticized for not working fast enough and for not pushing technologies into the field more expeditiously. Those working in chemical and biological sciences are no exception. |
Wired
July 2003
Gregg Easterbrook |
We're All Gonna Die! But it won't be from germ warfare, runaway nanobots, or shifting magnetic poles. A skeptical guide to Doomsday. |
Bio-IT World
April 15, 2003
James Golden |
Sequence Signatures and Homeland Security The bio-IT community has a unique opportunity to contribute to national biodefense. |
National Defense
September 2004
Joe Pappalardo |
Security Beat Vaccine Stockpiles Now Required by Law... Commission: Military Had No Warning During 9/11... Simulated Agent Mimics Bio-Terror Weapons... Cyber-security Hampered by Lack of Attention... |
National Defense
June 2011
Grace V. Jean |
U.S. Strategy To Combat Bioterrorism Takes Global View The Defense Department has embarked on a multi-hundred-million dollar effort to protect troops from bioterrorism. Its strategy focuses on containing potential outbreaks in areas of the world where pathogens are known to exist. |
National Defense
June 2006
Harold Kennedy |
U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Keep WMD Out of Enemy Hands Amid concerns about terrorist attacks against the U.S. and its allies, the U.S. government is increasing its efforts to keep enemies from acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction. Some of these efforts, however, are raising hackles even at home. |
Salon.com
September 11, 2001 |
U.S. attacked World Trade Center towers destroyed by crashing planes. Pentagon also hit. Thousands feared dead. U.S. says those responsible may have ties to bin Laden, but denies involvement in explosions in Afghanistan... |
National Defense
March 2005
Sandra I. Erwin |
Pentagon Redirects Priorities In Chemical-Biological Defense The Pentagon will broaden the scope of its chemical and biological defense programs, in an effort to prepare for future domestic emergencies, officials say. |
Salon.com
September 25, 2002
Robert Scheer |
The arrogance of the Bush Doctrine The president's new foreign policy will only anger other countries, and provoke them to take their own "preemptive action." |
Science News
October 27, 2001 |
Anthrax and Other Bioterrors The Medical Library Association has put together a Web page to help physicians, parents, teachers, and others learn more about anthrax, smallpox, botulinum toxin, plague, and other bioterrors... |
National Defense
March 2005
Harold Kennedy |
Homeland Defense The Defense Department's agency in charge of developing chemical and biological defense technologies is shifting its focus from large-scale incidents on the battlefield to small-scale terrorist attacks against civilians. |
National Defense
June 2007
Stew Magnuson |
National Guard, Army Chemical Units Criticized for Being Untrained, Unprepared Acute shortages of equipment and personnel means less time, or no time, to train. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2006 |
Nine Cautionary Tales If terrorists decide to strike again, are we prepared? Not really, as these scenarios of extremism make clear: 1. Bomb in a Box... 2. Electroshock... 3. Toxic Train Wreck... 4. Crude Attack... 5. Agro-Armageddon... etc. |
Salon.com
November 2, 2000
Terry J. Allen |
Dead or alive? A military biowarfare training program alarms nearby residents -- especially when the Army can't keep its story straight. |
National Defense
September 2015
Taylor Feuss |
Report: U.S. Vulnerable to Biological Attack "We're going to see the use of biological weapons eventually," said former intelligence officer Asha George, co-director of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense. |
Salon.com
March 13, 2002
Robert Scheer |
When in doubt, nuke 'em The Pentagon's secret plan to fight terror with nuclear weapons shows just how dangerous this administration is... |
Chemistry World
September 2006
Simon Hadlington |
Destroying the Poisons of War It is almost a decade since the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force but many signatories are failing to meet targets. Just as chemists played a key role in developing these poisons, they are now closely involved in destroying them as cleanly and safely as possible. |
Salon.com
October 17, 2001
Laura Miller |
Our first line of defense An expert on public health talks about what America needs to fight a bioterrorist attack, why we don't have it and how stocking up on cipro is a danger to everyone... |
Salon.com
October 24, 2002
Robert Scheer |
How to defeat the Axis of Evil The United States has more powerful weapons than planes and tanks: Trade, aid and Hollywood. |
National Defense
August 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Abandoned Chemical Weapons Pose Continual Threat Hidden chemical weapons are scattered across the globe, in rivers, bays, lakes and oceans, and buried in the ground at current and former military bases |
Salon.com
December 20, 2001
Asla Aydintasbas |
The midnight ride of James Woolsey The former CIA director presents himself as the Paul Revere of the terrorism age, trying to waken America to its greatest threat -- Saddam Hussein. Should we be listening? |
Salon.com
September 24, 2002
Anthony York |
Bush doctrine makes waves overseas International reaction to new policy of preemptive strikes casts a suspicious eye on "imperialist" designs. |
Chemistry World
May 2012 |
Help or harm? Malcolm Dando asks whether we are sufficiently aware of the potential for chemistry to be misused and what may result if we are not |
Salon.com
December 11, 2002
Robert Scheer |
America's weapons of mass destruction If weapons inspectors were to look at the United States, what would they find? |
Salon.com
September 25, 2001
David Rieff |
There is no alternative to war Blame-the-U.S. pacifism misses the point. Bin Laden wants to eradicate Western modernity, not liberate Palestine, and the U.S. has no choice but to fight him... |
