The Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989 was established to place prohibitions on biological substances if in anyway determined to be used as a weapon, according to Sec 175 (1989).
According to Sec. 178 (1989), the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act includes micro-organisms, viruses, infectious substances, toxins, and delivery systems. I see the purpose for this is to level the playing field of what has and can make up a biological weapon. In addition to Sec.178, wire interception in included in the act as a necessary means to assist law enforcement and intelligence in acquiring information on any suspicions on biological weapon creation.
Of course it doesn’t end there. According to Cooper (2006), Project Bioshield was created to create a stockpile of vaccines and other defenses against biological weapons. The cost was 5.6 billion dollars. Later in the journal, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency was established. One project of many was to create biological sensors and vaccines. (p. 126). It looks like this is a sample of the intricate work going into biological defense. …show more content…
It makes me wonder if the absence of attack is due to the creation of vaccine resistant weapons. I remember when visiting troops at Walter Reed and learning of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. I was in awe at how near-invincible this little virus was according to hospital staff nation-wide. If the creators of biological weapons are anything like the terrorist I’ve observed, they learn of our defensive measures and focus on exploiting it. Following this is a hard hit after the defense is no longer an
According to Sec. 178 (1989), the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act includes micro-organisms, viruses, infectious substances, toxins, and delivery systems. I see the purpose for this is to level the playing field of what has and can make up a biological weapon. In addition to Sec.178, wire interception in included in the act as a necessary means to assist law enforcement and intelligence in acquiring information on any suspicions on biological weapon creation.
Of course it doesn’t end there. According to Cooper (2006), Project Bioshield was created to create a stockpile of vaccines and other defenses against biological weapons. The cost was 5.6 billion dollars. Later in the journal, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency was established. One project of many was to create biological sensors and vaccines. (p. 126). It looks like this is a sample of the intricate work going into biological defense. …show more content…
It makes me wonder if the absence of attack is due to the creation of vaccine resistant weapons. I remember when visiting troops at Walter Reed and learning of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. I was in awe at how near-invincible this little virus was according to hospital staff nation-wide. If the creators of biological weapons are anything like the terrorist I’ve observed, they learn of our defensive measures and focus on exploiting it. Following this is a hard hit after the defense is no longer an