Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-92) and index.
Contents:
Terrorist organizations using chemical weapons pose a severe threat -- Threats from chemical and biological weapons may be overstated -- Experts are divided over the risk of a bio-terrorist attack -- Threat of terrorists using biological and chemical weapons is exaggerated -- The recession has weakened the United States' disaster preparedness -- Soviet era laboratories might be used by bioterrorists -- The government needs to prevent abuse of biological research -- The U.S. is struggling to destroy its chemical weapons -- Off-shore chemical weapons dump sites may pose a great risk -- Iran may seek biological and chemical weapons -- North Korea might test biological weapons on its citizens.
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