Exam 12: The Special Case of Weapons of Mass Destruction Wmd Terrorism

With the global AIDS pandemic and the emergence or re-emergence of other deadly pathogens, infectious disease increasingly poses a major threat to U.S. national security. Because emerging infections and bioterrorism are two sides of the same coin.

Many chemicals are considered "dual use." What does that mean?

Weaponization refers to

How can we keep terrorists from acquiring nuclear materials and nuclear weapons?

Which of the following highlights what may be the greatest threat from RDDs?

Bacteria and viruses share a common characteristic but are different from toxins. Which of the following explain that difference?

In addition, beyond acquisition, weaponization, and delivery, there is a fourth key factor; that of the group's

With the advent of groups pursuing a dominantly religious agenda, where they are ordered by divine authority to create as many casualties as possible as a goal in and of itself

The level of lethality/toxicity refers to

What has the inappropriate use or overuse of antibiotic drugs for treating humans and livestock fostered?

The facilities, money, expertise, and resources needed to produce plutonium are probably far outside the capability range of non-state actors, but how could they still become a nuclear threat?

In a bioterrorism attack, the number of people sick with the same thing make it immediately very obvious that an attack took place.

What is the difference between a dirty bomb (RDD) and a nuclear bomb?

Many of the agents available for use in a bioterrorism attack (such as anthrax) occur in nature and are very dangerous if one comes into contact with it.

The seriousness of a pathogen does not depend on whether it is a bacteria, virus, or toxin.

Which of the following describes the Ebola virus, considering there is no cure for it?

How can biological attacks be used to hamper or deter U.S. intervention abroad?

As a recent Frontline episode made quite clear, we are very well prepared to mitigate the effects of even a large nuclear attack.

Chemical agents tend to be the hardest of the CBRN agents to acquire; stores limit their availability to prescriptions and they cannot be found online.

Once the contamination from chemical agents dissipates, or is cleaned up, there is little further threat to the targeted population. This is an example of