A new threat is stalking nations, as terrorist organizations and
rogue states alike appear intent on acquiring and using the poor
man's nuclear weapon: biological agents such as anthrax, smallpox,
and plague. Attacks against Americans during the past dozen years
may be an indication of more worrisome events to come. U.S.
military forces in Japan were attacked in April of 1990 with
botulinum toxin by the Aum Shinrikyo cult. Hundreds in Oregon were
sickened with Salmonella after an attack in 1984. And small amounts
of anthrax resulted in widespread panic and frequent evacuations
across the United States in the fall of 2001. Ten experts discuss
in detail the threats posed by bio-weapons and assess the current
state of U.S. biological defenses.
Chapters highlight the future prospects for biological warfare,
bio-weapons in the Middle East, potential agroterrorism, the
emerging bio-cruise missile threat, prevalent myths and likely
scenarios, as well as the public health response. The promise of
future world peace after World War II was quickly shattered by the
Cold War. Indeed, the nuclear age was born at a time when the world
seemed to be emerging from a dark past into a hopeful future. Are
we to repeat history? With the end of the Cold War, does the future
hold even greater threats? Or is an old threat merely resurfacing
with a new level of lethality? This book should be required reading
for anyone interested in national security, as well as concerned
citizens who wish to know what form this new enemy may take and
what can be done to stop it.
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