High-Tech Terror

Weapons of Mass Destruction

For anyone interested in a brief, easy-to-read summary of weapons of mass destruction, Fox News...

Ebola outbreak in Uganda 2012

The Ebola outbreak in Uganda has reached 38 cases with 16 deaths since July 1....

Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

Viral hemorrhagic fever is a title given to a spectrum of diseases caused by viruses...

Smallpox

Smallpox was a highly contagious, often fatal, disease caused by the variola virus. Over five...

Tularemia as a biological weapon

Tularemia is a bacterial disease caused by Francisella tularensis. It occurs primarily in North America...

Botulism

Botulinum toxin causes paralysis by blocking the release of acetylcholine from neurons at the neuromuscular...

Plague

Plague is a disease found mainly in rats, ground squirrels, and prairie dogs caused by...

Pakistani nuclear weapons

Aljazeera reports that Taliban fighters overtook a naval base in Karachi, Pakistan yesterday. Although the...

Introduction to High Tech Terror

One of the perplexing problems faced by first line defenders against a bioterrorist attack is...