Bioterrorism and Biocrimes: The Illicit Use of Biological Agents

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Center for Counterproliferation Research, National Defense University

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS. III

PREFACEV

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VII

PART I: BIOTERRORISM IN PERSPECTIVE. 1

CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION 3

What is Bioterrorism? .. 3

Studying Bioterrorism .. 4

CHAPTER 2 : THE PRACTICE. 7

Experience of Bioterrorism 7

Trends in Bioterrorism .. 10

Acquiring Biological Agents .. 12

Employing Biological Agents . 16

CHAPTER 3 : THE PRACTITIONERS . 25

Nature of the Perpetrators .. 25

Terrorist Group Characteristics .. 27

Operational Considerations 31

PART II: CASES.. 33

CHAPTER 4 : CASE DEFINITION 35

Sources of information .. 37

Assessing the data 38

Organization of cases. 39

CHAPTER 5 : USE OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS 42

Confirmed Use.. 42

Probable or Possible Use. 76

CHAPTER 6 : THREATENED USE .. 95

Threatened Use (Probable or Known Possession).. 95

Threatened Use (No Known Possession) .. 104

Threatened Use (Anthrax Hoaxes) 122

CHAPTER 7 : POSSESSION . 151

Confirmed Possession . 151

Probable or Possible Possession .. 154

CHAPTER 8 : OTHER 161

Possible Interest in Acquisition (No Known Possession).. 161

False cases and hoaxes .. 167

APPENDIX A: LIST OF CASES . 179

SOURCES.. 199

INDEX 205

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.. 209