Terrorism, War, or Disease? : Unraveling the Use of Biological Weapons

__Terrorism, War, or Disease? Unraveling the Use of Biological Weapons__ examines the complex political, military, legal, and scientific challenges involved in determining when biological weapons have been and who has used them through detailed case studies and draws lessons to improve our ability to counter the world's most deadly silent killers. Introduction: Identifying Biological Agents, Characterizing Events, And Attributing Blame / Anne L. Clunan -- Pt. 1. Case Studies. The U.s. Anthrax Letters: A Confirmed Case Of Bw Agent Use / Leonard A. Cole -- The 1994 Plague In Western India: Human Ecology And The Risks Of Misattribution / Ron Barrett -- The Yellow Rain Affair: Lessons From A Discredited Allegation / Matthew S. Meselson And Julian Perry Robinson -- Yellow Rain Biological Warfare Agent Use: Evidence And Remaining Questions / Rebecca Katz -- False Allegations Of U.s. Biological Weapons Use During The Korean War / Milton Leitenberg -- Cuban Allegations Of U.s. Biological Warfare: False Allegations And Their Impact On Attribution / Raymond A. Zilinskas -- Imperial Japan's Germ Warfare: The Suppression Of Evidence At The Tokyo War Crimes Trial, 1946-1948 / Jeanne Guillemin -- A Quantitative Overview Of Biological Weapons: Identification, Characterization, And Attribution / Gary Ackerman And Victor Asal. Pt. 2. Policy And Scholarly Implications. U.s. Efforts To Investigate And Attribute The Use Of Biological Weapons / Elisa D. Harris -- A Uk View On Biological Weapons Attribution Policies: The Importance Of Strengthening Norms Against Biological Weapons / Graham S. Pearson -- Multilateral Approaches To The Investigation And Attribution Of Biological Weapons Use / Jonathan B. Tucker -- Building Information Networks For Biosecurity / Anne L. Clunan -- Conclusion: The Role Of Attribution In Biosecurity Policy / Susan B. Martin, Anne L. Clunan. Edited By Anne L. Clunan, Peter R. Lavoy, Susan B. Martin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The use of biological warfare (BW) agents by states or terrorists is one of the world's most frightening security threats but, thus far, little attention has been devoted to understanding how to improve policies and procedures to identify and attribute BW events. Terrorism, War, or Disease? is the first book to examine the complex political, military, legal, and scientific challenges involved in determining when BW have been used and who has used them. Through detailed analysis of the most significant and controversial allegations of BW use from the Second World War to the present, internationally recognized experts assess past attempts at attribution of unusual biological events and draw lessons to improve our ability to counter these deadly silent killers. This volume presents the most comprehensive analysis of actual and alleged BW use, and provides an up-to-date evaluation of law enforcement, forensic epidemiology, and arms control measures available to policymakers to investigate and attribute suspected attacks.