Bioterrorism Watch Archives – July 1, 2004
July 1, 2004
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Will an ancient crippler find new legs through bioterror?
Disease eradication in the current age of bioterrorism inevitably raises the possibility of a defeated pathogen being weaponized. Thus, though smallpox has been eradicated in nature, it lives on as a potential bioweapon.Smallpox on death row, but research is yielding fruit
Once very near execution, smallpox remains on death row. Eradicated in nature, the infamous killer survives in two official repositories in the United States and Russia.Expert says terrorists eventually will go nuclear
In a grim but frank assessment, a leading national security expert tells Bioterrorism Watch that it is only a matter of time before terrorists detonate a nuclear warhead in the United States. You read that correctly.Nuclear acquisition a real threat in Russia, Pakistan
If the worlds existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons and weapons-usable nuclear materials can be secured reliably, nuclear terrorism can be prevented. Simple enough, but therein lies the challenge. A recent analysis of the situation commissioned by the Nuclear Threat Initiative concludes that a fast-paced global partnership is urgently needed to secure the worlds nuclear stockpiles before terrorists and thieves get to them.NIH assembles team to end smallpox vaccine threat
If it was ever necessary to conduct mass smallpox immunizations to protect the general populace, millions of people with atopic dermatitis would have to weigh the risk of smallpox vs. their potential fatal reaction to the vaccine.