Biological warfare threats in perspective

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 149-155

  Carus, W Seth ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological warfare; Biological weapons; Bioterrorism

Indexed keywords

ARMY; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; INFECTION RISK; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEAPON;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; POLITICS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031681259     PISSN: 1040841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408419891294299     Document Type: Review

References (17)

1. These observations are based on Carus, W.S., Bioterrorism and Biocrimes: The Illicit Use of Biological Agents, Working Paper, Center for Counterproliferation Research, National Defense University, August 1998.
2. Testimony of Judge William H. Webster, Director, Central Intelligence, "Chemical Weapons Give the Poor Man's Answer to Nuclear Armaments," The Officer, 7, June 1989.
3. Her Majesty's Stationary Office, "Statement of the Defense Estimates 1992," London, July 1992, 7, as referenced in Graham S. Pearson, "The Threat of Deliberate Disease in the 21st Century," p. 6, in Amy E. Smithson, Biological Weapons Proliferation: Reasons for Concern, Courses of Action, Federation of American Scientists, Washington, D.C., n.d.
4. Copies of the 1995 and 1996 reports can be found at http://www.acda.gov.
5. Priest, D., U.S. goes easy on allies in arms control crusade, Washington Post, A1, April 14, 1998.
6. Speech by John M. Deutch, Director, Central Intelligence, Conference on Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Weapons Proliferation and Terrorism, May 23, 1996.
7. Department of Defense, Proliferation: Threat and Response, November 1997.
8. Defense Intelligence Agency, The Cuban threat to U.S. national security, May 6,1998, as found at the Department of Defense public affairs web site, http://mvw.defenselink.mil.
9. Transmittal letter to Thurmond, Strom, Chairman, Armed Services Committee, May 6, 1998, as found at http://www.defenselink.mil.
10. Office of the Secretary of Defense, Proliferation: Threat and Response, November 1997. This document can be found at http:// wwv.defenselink.mil.
11. Statement of Rear Admiral William O. Studeman, U.S. Navy, Director of Naval Intelligence, before the Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee on Intelligence Issues Statement of Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks, U.S. Navy, Director of Naval Intelligence, before the Seapower and Strate-gic and Critical Materials Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee on Intelligence Issues, 54, March 14, 1990.
12. As reported in United Press International, June 11, 1990.
13. Joint Publication Research Service, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Report: A New Challenge After the Cold War: Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, JPRS- TND-93-007, 1993.
14. Carus, W. S., The poor man's atom bomb?: Biological weapons in the Middle East, Policy Paper Number 23, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 26-27, 1991.
15. Daley, S., In support of apartheid: Poison whisky and sterilization, New York Times, A3, June 11, 1998.
16. Zilinskas, R. A., Iraq's biological weapons: The past as future?, JAMA, 278, 5, 418-424, August 6, 1997.
17. As characterized by Senator Carl Levin, reported by: Reno, FBI head warn of terrorism, Associated Press, 4:44 A.M. feed, April 23, 1998.