Biologial and chemical terrorism
Issue 17 deals with biological and chemical terrorism. The central theme of the issues is “Is biological and chemical terrorism the next grave threat to the world community? ... He is a journalist and feels that chemical and biological weapons will pose the next threat to the world. ... In his article “Keeping the Lid on Germ Warfare,” Venter describes the threat posed by chemical and biological weapons. He feels as if biological and chemical weapons will take the stage in the 21st century just as nuclear weapons did in the 20th century. He structures his arguments into three main categories: the threats posed by chemical and biological weapons, the availability of chemical and biological agents, and the detection of such weapons. He uses three examples of chemical and biological weapons as his primary examples: anthrax, botulinum toxin, and E. ... First, chemical and biological weapons pose a substantial threat to the world. ... The final argument made by the author is that there needs to be a way of detecting such chemical and biological agents.