Who are the terrorists who would use weapons of mass destruction?
Which terrorists might plan to kill thousands of people with chemical or biological weapons (CBW)? Toxic Terror is a major study that attempts to answer these important questions. Policymakers, scholars, and the news media have been alarmed by the potential for 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. Notably lacking in the analysis of CBW terrorism, 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? Answers to these questions would help polic
