Information on "Chemical and Biological Terrorism"
April 2013
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17 Apr 2013
Ricin: Technical Background and Potential Role in Terrorism
Author: Frank Gottron, Dana A Shea
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides background information on the bio-toxin Ricin. More on «Ricin: Technical Background and Potential Role in Terrorism»
January 2013
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Jan 2013
Renewing the Project Bioshield Act
Author: Robert Kadlec
Publisher: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
This brief examines the history of Project BioShield. More on «Renewing the Project Bioshield Act»
September 2012
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11 Sep 2012
Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Is Taking Action to Better Manage Its Chemical Security Program, but It Is Too Early to Assess Results
Author: Cathleen A Berrick
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
The events of September 11, 2001, triggered a national re-examination of the security of facilities that use or store hazardous chemicals in quantities that, in the event of a terrorist attack, could put large numbers of Americans at risk of seriou... More on «Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Is Taking Action to Better Manage Its Chemical Security Program, but It Is Too Early to Assess Results»
July 2012
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Jul 2012
Country Reports on Terrorism 2011
Publisher: US Government
This report provides an analysis of the challenges of terrorism to the United States in the year 2011. More on «Country Reports on Terrorism 2011»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
CTC Sentinel 5 (1)
Author: Ahmed Rashid, Peter Chalk, Leonard A Cole, Marisa L Porges, Petter Nesser, Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens
Publisher: Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
This issue examines the US-Pakistan relationship and Mexican drug trafficking organizations, as well as bioterrorism. More on «CTC Sentinel 5 (1)» -
Jan 2012
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Risk Assessments
Author: William O Jenkins Jr
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This paper discusses the risk assessments commissioned by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in relation to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents. More on «Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Risk Assessments» -
Jan 2012
Terrorist Innovations in Weapons of Mass Effect, Phase II
Author: Mohammed Hafez, Maria Rasmussen
Publisher: Center on Contemporary Conflict (CCC)
Organized jointly by the Center on Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School, and the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews, this workshop brought together specialists from academia and... More on «Terrorist Innovations in Weapons of Mass Effect, Phase II»
November 2011
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15 Nov 2011
How to Address the Subnational Actor Threat and Effective National Participation in the Biological Non-proliferation Regime
Author: Elisande Nexon, Angela Woodward
Publisher: Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS)
The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) remains the cornerstone of the biological weapons nonproliferation and disarmament regime. More on «How to Address the Subnational Actor Threat and Effective National Participation in the Biological Non-proliferation Regime»
July 2011
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Jul 2011
Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons
Author: Richard Danzig, Marc Sageman, Terrance Leighton, Lloyd Hough, Hidemi Yuki, Rui Kotani, Zachary M Hosford
Publisher: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
This detailed case study of Aum Shinrikyo (Aum) suggests several lessons for understanding attempts by other terrorist groups to acquire chemical or biological weapons. More on «Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons»
June 2011
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24 Jun 2011
”Dirty Bombs”: Background in Brief
Author: Jonathan Medalia
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Congress has long sought, through legislation and oversight, to protect the United States against terrorist threats, especially from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. More on «”Dirty Bombs”: Background in Brief»
