Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons

The following outlines are from an expert source. The single issue terror group use Biological Weapons (BW) as a first choice. Most incidents are hoaxes. Conventional Terror (CT) is second choice. Apocalyptic groups fit this Method of operation (MO) in the first instance. It is clear that the American president and the 2008 Presidential Candidates are pretenders to the office and are of questionable integrity on homeland security.

Reynolds M. Salerno, Ph.D. Sandia National Laboratories February 2003

Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons

Historical Record and Future Threat

Based on historical record, religious/apocalyptic groups pose the greatest threat (e.g. Rajneeshees, Aum Shinrikyo)
Globally, terrorists generally have preferred the “instant” gratification of explosives. Many non-WMD alternatives available to terrorists. Terrorists tend to use CBW that:

• Require little educational training
• Require little manipulation
• Are easily deployed (crude dissemination methods)
• Chemicals are the terrorist CBW agents of choice
• Most biological cases are hoaxes
• U.S. anthrax attacks a watershed?
• Sophisticated biological processing and dissemination techniques
• Lack of restraint to cause mass casualties
  

Other Aspects of CBW Terrorism Threat

• Dual use agents and technologies
• Wide access to CBW information
• Internet resources and “how to” books
• Relatively low cost
• Little infrastructure required for CBW
• High consequence pathogens and toxins stored and used in laboratories and culture collections throughout world
• Frequent outbreaks of exotic, highly infectious disease
• Large stockpiles of chemical agents in Russia under questionable security
• Most chemical agents widely available.

Unemployed weapons engineers from FSU and elsewhere may be hired by well funded terrorist organizations

Chemical agent choices
Chlorine
Cyanide
Rat poison
Ricin

Biological agent choices
Salmonella typhimurium
Bacillus anthracis
Botulinum toxin
Yersin

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