The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States led to a marked shift in national and international approaches to countering threats posed by bioterrorism.
There is a need to invest in integrated chemical-biological surveillance, rapid toxicological diagnostics, emergency medical response, and public awareness mechanisms.
A bio-organism, in Collins dictionary, is defined as “a dangerous fast-proliferating organism that could be used as the basis of a biological weapon”1. These bio-organisms can be in the form…...
History Ricin is a protein, naturally synthesized by the castor bean plant. The castor bean contains 3- 5% of Ricin in it. It was discovered by Stillmark first in 1888…...
Preface I teach a graduate seminar course at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey titled “Chemical and Biological Weapons and Arms Control.” Last semester a student asked me,…...
The recent years have been witness to the rise of religious extremism, radicalization and increased conflict from Non State Actors. The tactics of anarchism and the spread of extremist hate…...
The lawyer1 representing the Pakistani clinician2 involved in a US national security plan to confirm Osama Bin Laden’s identity in 2010, was killed in Peshawar last week. The formerly Taliban-linked,…...
The history of the use of biological agents by non-state actors indicates that radical groups, religious fanatics and even disgruntled scientists have engaged in bioterrorism
Introduction Due to various factors like advances in biomedical technology, emerging infectious diseases research and other related activities, knowledge, materials, and equipment needed for manufacturing biological weapons are spreading rather…...
