{"product_id":"toxic-terror-isbn-9780262700719","title":"Toxic Terror","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn-depth case studies of twelve terrorist groups and individuals who, from 1946 to 1998, allegedly acquired or employed CBW agents. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolicymakers, scholars, and the news media have been alarmed by the potential for chemical and biological weapons (CBW) terrorism, and the U.S. Congress has allocated billions of dollars for counterterrorism and \"consequence management\" programs. Driving these concerns are the global spread of scientific knowledge and technology relevant to CBW terrorism and the vulnerability of civilian populations to chemical and biological attacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotably lacking from the analysis, however, has been a careful assessment of the terrorists themselves. What types of terrorist groups or individuals are both capable of acquiring chemical and biological weapons and motivated to use them, and for what purposes? Further, what types of toxic agents would probably be produced, and how would they be delivered?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnswers to these questions would enable policymakers to prepare for the most likely contingencies. To this end, \u003ci\u003eToxic Terror\u003c\/i\u003e provides in-depth case studies of twelve terrorist groups and individuals who, from 1946 to 1998, allegedly acquired or employed CBW agents. The cases were researched from primary sources, including court documents, interviews, and declassified government files.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy comparing the twelve cases, the book identifies characteristic motivations and patterns of behavior associated with CBW terrorism and provides an empirical basis for prudent, cost-effective strategies of prevention and response.\u003c\/p\u003eThe late Jonathan B. Tucker was a Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. He was the editor of \u003ci\u003eToxic Terror: Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press, 2000) and the author of \u003ci\u003eScourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar of Nerves: Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300717187301,"sku":"NP9780262700719","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262700719.jpg?v=1767742871","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/toxic-terror-isbn-9780262700719","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}