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Twenty-First Century Biological Threats
This hearing before the Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness aims to assess current biological threats in order to decide the necessary countermeasures to be developed.
Engineering Bio-Terror Agents: Lessons from the Offensive US and Russian Biological Weapons Programs
This is a hearing before the Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack to address the biological threat and to assess the role of the DHS in preventing bioterrorism in the US.
Biodefense: Next Steps
This hearing before the Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness discusses the threat to US security posed by bioterrorism.
Assessing the Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism Threat
Author examines U.S. biodefense program and threats coming from foreign BW weapons programs. They take a specific look at the potentialities of bioweapons in the hands of terrorists and nonstate actors.
Small-Scale Terrorist Attacks Using Chemical and Biological Agents: An Assessment Framework and Preliminary Comparisons
This report assesses the threat posed by small-scale terrorist attacks using biological, chemical, and toxin agents rather than traditional risk assessments which focus on mass casualty attacks.
Public Health Response to Biological and Chemical Weapons
The report assesses the health aspects of the threat of biological and chemical weapons, including specific agents, focusing on civilian impacts. It then makes recommendations for preparedness and prevention of attacks.
NIAID Research Agenda for CDC Category A Agents
This progress report details the progress of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases towards the recommendations made by the Blue Ribbon Panel on Bioterrorism and Its Implications for Biomedical Research in February 2002. These…
Public Health Assessment of Potential Biological Terrorism Agents
Presented risk ranking system that broke agents into three tiers: A, B, and C.
The Threat of Bioterrorism and the Spread of Infectious Diseases
This hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations held two panels to discuss the threat of biological weapons use and emerging infectious diseases, calling on experts in both fields. The first panel was centered on a smallpox simulation known as…
Bioterrorism, 2001
In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations discusses US preparedness for a bioterrorism event in a series of hearings over a few weeks.
Assessment of the Emerging Biocruise Threat
From the USAF Counterproliferation Papers. Discusses the attempt by rogue nations to acquire land-attack crew missiles (LACMs).
Working Paper Submitted by Argentina
This paper classifies biological agents contained on the BWC weapons agent lists.
Report of the Second Session of the Scientific Advisory Board
This report of the Scientific Advisory Board discusses ricin production, the meaning of "production by synthesis", a progress report on CW destruction matters, and a few other issues.
Combatting Terrorism: Need for Comprehensive Threat and Risk Assessments of Chemical and Biological Attacks
Described general evaluation of the threat of BW. Included overview of the analyses of most likely BW foreign-threats from the intelligence community (classified files).
Chemical and Biological Defense for US Forces
The Subcommittees on Military Procurement and on Military Research and Development met to discuss the threat posed to US forces by chemical and biological weapons proliferation and their ability to fight on the battlefield under the threat of their…
Bioterrorism: Our Frontline Response, Evaluating US Public Health and Medical Readiness
This hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Health examines topics related to US bioterrorism preparedness, such as the national pharmaceutical stockpile, deterrence, outbreak containment, and research and development.
Bioterrorism- Domestic Weapons of Mass Destruction
This hearing discusses current preparedness against bioterrorism on domestic soil and what ought to be done to improve it.