Abstract This paper discusses the threats posed by and the effect of biological weapons. The focus is on six of the most dangerous biological warfare agents, as perceived by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Ga. These are anthrax (bacillus anthracis), botulinum toxin...

A Spreading Scare Have you ever been afraid to open up your mail? Recently, after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Towers, many people have. Everyone is terrified to open their mail because they're scared it might contain anthrax and kill them. I know this is very serious, but I d...

There is no longer a question of whether or not a bioterrorist will attack, but rather the question remains, when will they attack? “It is highly likely that a terrorist group could threaten or attack Americans with germs within the next few years,” according to President Clinton. (Solo...

There is no longer a question of whether or not a bioterrorist will attack, but rather the question remains, when will they attack? “It is highly likely that a terrorist group could threaten or attack Americans with germs within the next few years,” according to President Clinton. (Solomon) Biol...

There is no longer a question of whether or not a bioterrorist will attack, but rather the question remains, when will they attack? "It is highly likely that a terrorist group could threaten or attack Americans with germs within the next few years," according to President Clinton. (Solo...

Bioterrorism You wake up early for work and kiss your family goodbye. On your daily transit you see a man drop a glass vial in the subway, but you think nothing of it. Moments later you become a statistic. A statistic of Bioterrorism. The threat of Bioterrorism, long ignored and denied, has heig...

September 11th changed the world. On a beautiful fall day the world awakes to hear horrible news of the symbolic America destroyed, thousands of innocent people taking their last breaths, cries of suffering children, and the government in a panic. The realization that a time of tribulation had start...

Is the World in Danger of A chemical Warfare? Hell is a place on earth and it is located 2300 miles south of Moscow in the middle of the Aral Sea. Its name is Vokroshdeniye Island. In English this means Renaissance Island. Renaissance Island was a Soviet Union biochemical test sight before its ...

On May 18, 1998, Secretary of Defense William Cohen approved a plan to vaccinate all U.S. service members for anthrax. This plan has caused a fierce ethical debate over the legitimacy of this vaccination. The Department of Defense claims the vaccination is completely safe and has been in ...

çAnthrax: Before and After the Attacks You wake up early for work and kiss your family goodbye. During your daily routine, you see a man drop a glass vial in the subway; or you open a pile of mail at the office and a white powdery substance falls out of a letter. You have just become a stati...