Bio-terrorism adds to the global fear of organised terrorist attacks
Barring a few developed countries, almost all countries remain highly vulnerable to the new form of terrorist attack, bio-terrorism, defined as spreading and injecting virus, bacteria or other germs (called biological agents) in people to cause illness, even death. Such agents, which are abundantly available in nature, have been the most sophisticated and recent form of identified terror attacks.
But bio-terrorism is not new; biological agents were used much before World War I. Many German agents, including Dr Anton Dilger, had developed Anthrax and Smallpox to attack America as early as 1915-16. Even America began developing biological weapons in 1942 after then President Roosevelt financed its new developments. Later, realising legal viability and international codes of conduct – especially after North Korea accused Western powers of using deadly biological weapons in the Vietnam War – Nixon shut down most of these facilities in 70s. And finally, global efforts were taken in 1972 to prevent production, stock and sale of any biological weapons globally.
Barring a few developed countries, almost all countries remain highly vulnerable to the new form of terrorist attack, bio-terrorism, defined as spreading and injecting virus, bacteria or other germs (called biological agents) in people to cause illness, even death. Such agents, which are abundantly available in nature, have been the most sophisticated and recent form of identified terror attacks.
But bio-terrorism is not new; biological agents were used much before World War I. Many German agents, including Dr Anton Dilger, had developed Anthrax and Smallpox to attack America as early as 1915-16. Even America began developing biological weapons in 1942 after then President Roosevelt financed its new developments. Later, realising legal viability and international codes of conduct – especially after North Korea accused Western powers of using deadly biological weapons in the Vietnam War – Nixon shut down most of these facilities in 70s. And finally, global efforts were taken in 1972 to prevent production, stock and sale of any biological weapons globally.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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