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150 building and
advanced program of
Terrorists still rely on simple
five satellite camps.
the Aum Shinrikyo
yet effective explosives as
Japan contaminated
was a failure, most
their weapon of choice.
However, events in Iraq, the
food and released
likely because of
United Kingdom, and the
plague-infected ticks
technical challenges
United States reveal conduring their conflict
posed by constructing
tinued intent. The discovery
with China during
an effective aerosol
of Al Qaeda laboratories in
World
War
II.
generator or other
Afghanistan demonstrates a
America,
Britain
delivery devices. The
concerted effort to harness
modern technology for
started
biological
likelihood
of
malicious purposes.
program after 1st
amateurs
using
world war and their
homemade equipment
effort came into success in the
to successfully launch a biological
beginning of 2nd world war. The
weapon of mass destruction is redevelopment of AIDS was funded by
mote. Terrorists still rely on simple
USA and the delivery method was
yet effective explosives as their
the vaccination program of smallpox
weapon of choice. However, events
into over 100 million Africans in
in Iraq, the United Kingdom, and the
1977 by WHO. In the 2001 anthrax
United States reveal continued intent.
letter attacks in the United States
The discovery of Al Qaeda
infected 22 people and killed five.
laboratories
in
Afghanistan
CIA
suspected
Al-Qaeda
is
demonstrates a concerted effort to
responsible behind this attack. Since
harness modern technology for
then the threat of bioterrorism
malicious purposes. The possibility
reached paramount importance and
of a major bioterrorist attack
continues to present a formidable
resulting in massive casualties cannot
challenge.
be ignored. Medical personnel,
public
health
officials,
and
Increasingly, these terrorist orgovernment agencies that deal with
ganizations have taken an interest in
emergency response must be
biological agents. One of the more
prepared.
alarming recent trends has been the
increased motivation of terrorist
Shamresh Saha is a Postgraduate
groups to inflict mass casualties.
student of International Relations
Most biological incidents have been
at
Jahangirnagar
University,
hoaxes, which have nonetheless
Bangladesh and can be reached at
resulted in considerable mayhem.
Attacks with agent have usually been
[email protected]
unsuccessful. Even the technically