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Chemical and Biological Weapons (CW-BW)

 

After 11 September 2001, Americans will never be the same or think the same. Citizens need to be trained to be First Responders in the event of a terrorist attack on our inner cities or harbors. They must think how they might live without power, limited communications, food or shelter for up to two weeks in an environment that might be contaminated. To download Professor Randall K. Nichols’ PowerPoint presentation on Chemical and Biological Weapons and how we may protect our families and ourselves. Myron T Whitmore has also provided a comprehensive unofficial Risk Assessment Study of Mission-Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear issues for CW and BW to the US Military. You will be asked to complete a short form, prior to accessing the presentation. The information provided is intended for public and educational uses as long as proper credit is given to Professor Nichols. Look for a future presentation concerning the vulnerability of our Ports. To receive an insight into Al Qaeda - review their manual.

Unfortunately, after 9/11/2001 a lot of information and misinformation was and is propagated throughout the world. Information is presented based on 'factual' statistics. Dr. Julie Ryan and Dr. Theresa Jefferson wrote and informative paper about how individuals and organizations Use, Misuse and Abuse Statistics. This paper focuses on Information Security Research, but can easily be extrapolated to other subject matters.

Dr John Luetzelschwab was kind enough to share an informational presentation concerning the potential consequences of terrorist using dirty bombs. Dr. Luetzelschwab is a Physics Professor and Radiation Safety Officer at Dickinson College, Carlisle PA. The information provided is intended for educational use only and proper credit must be given to Dr. Luetzelschwab.

Mr. C. William Michaels was kind enough to share information on the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003. In his articles Looking Down the Rabbit Hole: The "Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003", Parts 1 and 2, he provides a unique perspective of the Act's ramifications. C. William Michaels is an attorney and writer in Baltimore. His book, No Greater Threat: America After September 11 and the Rise of a National Security State (Algora Publishing, 2002) contains a complete analysis of the entire USA PATRIOT Act, the only book to do so. For more on the book and author, go to his web site.

A Special Report Laboratory Preparedness for Bioterrorism: From the Phlebotomist to the Pathologist, published in March 2003 Laboratory Medicine Magazine, provides critical information of six (6) pathogens considered by the CDC as posing a National Security risk.

The Office of National Counterintelligence Executive's 2002 Annual Report to Congress.

Madrid, May 9 2003 - The CERTR Coordination Center has announced the
publication of the second edition of the "Handbook for Computer Security
Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs)", which is now available in PDF format(*). The document is aimed at aiding the planning, creation and development of CSIRTs: teams trained specifically to deal with IT security incidents.

May 2003. GAO's report to congressional requestors for combating terrorism overseas. This report was presented to congress to provide a framework on how congress can oversee the terrorism national security threat.

DFI International Homeland Security Update highlights. Providing information on the Integration Center that is designated to be the clearing house and analysis center for homeland security.

For information on how the federal government is institutionalizing Information Systems Security, check out the NSTISS Training Standard for Information Systems.

The Army War College has published a report, which strongly criticizes the Bush administration's Global War on Terror (GWOT), and especially the invasion and occupation of Iraq. "Bounding the Global War on Terrorism" (PDF) notes that the original purpose of the GWOT has grown from a search for justice for the thousands of Americans lost in the 9.11 attacks, in to something far too ambitious, and completely unrealistic. According to the report, the invasion of Iraq was unnecessary, and a strategic error.

To read another perspective on the war on terror, read Richard Miniter's work Shadow War: The Untold Story of How Bush is Winning the War on Terror, Regnery, 2004..

The Marine Operations Risk Guide may be of interest to your organization and marine operations. This guide was developed by the US Coast Guard and the Prevention Through People Subcommittee of the
Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee. It is an easy to use document that presents a step-by-step methodology to access risk within various sectors of marine operations. The simplified procedures it contains may help you identify, reduce, and even eliminate certain risks in your operations. At a minimum, the information may help foster new approaches to your organization's efforts to address maritime safety.

The Institute for Security Technologies Studies at Dartmouth College performed an interesting analysis on the Electrical Power Industry. Their conclusions are quite intriguing. The Institute also evaluated Law Enforcement Tools and Technologies to investigate Cyber Attacks.

December 2004 Report of the activities and Findings presented by Homeland Security to the US House of Representatives Select Committee of Homeland Security.

A Potential Terrorist Attack / Defense Scenario delivered via uncontrolled and expanding trucking in the PA mid state against three targets: US Army War College, State Capital Building in Harrisburg, PA and  Hershey Park. The defenses are particularly interesting using RFIDs and detectors via the existing EZPass system installed on I76.

To read an interesting perspective on Asymmetric Warfare, read Judy Silver's "Asymmetric Warfare Requires Change to Holistic Thinking; Best Defense is Prepare, Plan and Role-Play"

Useful CW-BW information with multiple cross-reference links:

Biological Terrorism (General)

Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs

Iraq has continued its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs in defiance of UN resolutions and restrictions. Baghdad has chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges in excess of UN restrictions; if left unchecked, it probably will have a nuclear weapon during this decade. To download this report, please complete our short form, for access to the report.

Handbooks and Manuals

Research Reports, Studies & Presentations

Historical Perspectives on Biological Warfare

  • Unlocking a Deadly Secret - Excerpts from a New York Times article by Nicholas D. Kristof, March 17,1995. About Unit 731 and the Japanese biowarfare program during World War II.

Preparedness

Effective Security Techniques and Detection

Counter -Terrorism (CT) Resources

InfoSec-Technologies is pleased to provide a terrorist scenario called the Third American Jihad created by and to be credited to with kind permission to publish, F. H. "Skip" Allison, one of my advanced GWU cryptography Master's students. It involves a simultaneous, redundant, multi-faced attack on American targets. Like the mythical Hydra it has 10 heads (for 10 target directions) and is executed in simultaneous swarming mode. Although the scenario is a simulation it will make the reader think and think again about what is open and what needs to be protected in our beloved country. Some of the current countermeasures are addressed.

Responsible CT information and multiple cross-reference links may be found at:

Tracking Terrorists by Computer – Computer Forensics

It is amazing how much information (after deletion and cryptographic protection) is left on seized terrorist and criminal computers. Here are some interesting links for Forensic Cryptography:

Organizations – 911 is out! Who do I call?

  • Bomb/Explosive Issues - 888/ATF-BOMB
  • Border Patrol 202-514-3019
  • Center for Disease Control: 800-232-0124
  • CHEMTREC: 800-424-9300
  • Chemical-Biological Help Line, Dept of Justice 800-368-6498
  • Civil Air Patrol 334-834-2236
  • Coast Guard 202-267-1587
  • Customs Services (Investigations) 202-927-1600
  • Department of Homeland Security 202-282-8000
  • Domestic Preparedness Info Line: 800-368-6498
  • DOT National Emergency Response Center: 800-424-8802
  • Drug Enforcement Administration 202-305-8500
  • FBI Tip Hotline 866-483-5137
  • FBI Washington Office: 202-324-3000
  • Federal Aviation Administration 202-366-4000
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 800-480-2520
  • Health and Human Services 877-696-6775
  • Poison Control Center Hot Line 800-222-1222
  • Postal Inspection Service 202-268-2284
  • Secret Service 202-406-5708
  • State Dept. - Travel Warnings 202-647-5225
  • US Military Shipments: 800-851-8061
  • US Public Health Service: 800-872-6367
  • US Army Operations Center: 800-851-8061

Survival

First Response

Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism

Media Coverage

  • PBS Frontline Report: Plague War - A serious online report about bioweapons and bioterrorism threat. Interviews with Ken Alibek, James Baker, William Cohen, Michael Osterholm, and others. The 1979 anthrax leak in Sverdlovsk. South Africa's efforts to develop and use chemical and biological weapons during the apartheid era. and 20th Century CBW timeline.
  • "The Bioweaponeers", by Richard Preston - A scary article from the author of The Hot Zone and The Cobra Event. The article was first published in The New Yorker, March 9, 1998, pp. 52-65. About the Russian secret bioweapons program. Based on an interview with Ken Alibek, former First Deputy Director of Biopreparat. Also interviewed, Bill Patrick, former chief of product development for the United States Army's biological-warfare laboratories at Fort Detrick, Maryland.
  • LaurieGarrett.com - The home page of the prize-winning writer/journalist. Laurie Garrett's The Coming Plague is a highly recommended book and a 1997 four part TBS Superstation documentary series about newly emerging diseases in a world out of balance. Betrayal Of Trust, her latest book, is about the collapse of global public health, with a 63-pages chapter about bioterrorism.
  • New Scientist — Bioterrorism Special Report - A collection of New Scientist articles about biological warfare and terrorism.

General Medicine and Public Health

  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of the people. CDC, located in Atlanta, GA, is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Institut Pasteur - The Institut Pasteur is a private, nonprofit organization, founded in 1887 after Louis Pasteur had successfully developed his vaccine against rabies. The institute works with biological research, mainly focused on infectious diseases, public health applications, and teaching.
  • ProMED-mail - A free subscription and archive resource from ProMED, the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. If a bioterrorism event happens, it's possible that you can find reliable, straightforward and fresh information here.
  • Medscape: Infectious Diseases - A great resource for professionals in the fields of medicine and public health.
  • The World Health Organization - WHO's home page has information on global health issues.
  • Microbes.info - An extensive portal on microbiology.
  • All the Virology on the WWW - Seeks to be the best single site for Virology information on the Internet. Includes a collection of a large number of virology related Web sites that might be of interest to virologists, and others interested in learning more about viruses. Has an index to virus pictures on the web.

Companies

  • Executive Protection Systems - Provides protective equipment, training and consulting services; with over 25 years of experience in the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) field.
  • INFOSEC Technologies - A highly respected firm specializing in cryptographic and INFOSEC countermeasures and Counter-Terrorism preparedness.

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Government Services

Oil and Gas Production and Storage

Telecommunications

Transportation

Water Supply

Computer Emergency Response Teams

INFORMATION RELATED

Body Armor

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Body Armor Vendors

  • Guardian Technologies International (Ollie North's company)
    45472 Holiday Dr.
    Sterling, VA
    703-709-7788
  • Second Chance Body Armor
    P.O. Box 578
    Central Lake, MI 49622
    800-253-7090
    616-544-5721
    616-544-9824 (fax)
  • Point Blank Body Armor
    185 Dixon Ave.
    Amityville, NY 11701
    800-645-4443
    516-842-3900
    516-842-5905 (fax) http://www.pointblankarmor.com/
  • Silent Partner Body Armor
    612-18 Third St.
    Gretna, LA 70053-5898
    800-321-5741
    504-366-4851
    504-364-8906 (fax)
  • U.S. Armor
    11843 E. Smith Ave.
    Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
    800-443-9798
    310-949-1733
    310-949-1501 (fax)
  • Armo-Tech
    10265 Old Placerville Rd. #2
    Sacramento, CA 95827
    916-369-7139
    916-363-7539 (fax    )
  • Armor Technology Corp.
    The Carlsbad Research Center
    2260 Rutherford Rd., #107
    Carlsbad, CA 92008
    619-438-5578 (fax)
  • Keramont Corp.
    4231 South Fremont Ave.
    Tuscon, AZ 85714
    800-388-2848
    602-889-9503
    602-294-0107 (fax)
  • Pro-Tech Armored Products
    20 Keeler St.
    Pittsfield, MA 01201
    800-234-3104
    413-499-3104
    413-443-1572 (fax)
  • Royal Armor Industries
    Red Hook Box 89
    St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802
    809-775-0213
    809-775-5093 (fax)
  • Howard R. Parth (Second Chance dealer)
    2605 Patricia Lane
    McHenry, IL 60050
    815-385-5689
  • Ayoob Group (Second Chance dealer)
    P.O. Box 122
    Concord, NH 03302-0122
    800-624-9049
    603-224-6814
    603-226-3554 (fax)
  • Special Duty (Guardian Technologies dealer)
    2855 Centennial Ave.
    Radcliff, KY 40160-9000
    800-333-5102
    502-351-1164
    502-352-0266 (fax)
  • Dakota Corp. (Slashguard series from Damascus Gloves -- cut-resistant gloves using Spectra or Kevlar)
    P.O. Box 543
    Rutland, VT 05702
    800-451-4167
  • Bullet Proof Vests (on the net)

Body Armor Safety Testing and Standards

Body Armor News

Reports

  • U. S. National Institute of Justice. (2004). Status Report to the Attorney General on Body
  • Armor Safety Initiative Testing and Activities. Washington, DC: Government
  • Printing Office.

Anti- Piracy Tactics

We have come a long way since the days of cannon and cutlass:

2006 CT Resources

Resources You Can Use

The following links are from Counterterrorism & Homeland Security Reports Vol. 12, No. 4

Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM)

Office of Coast Survey and NOAA Charts of Chesapeake Bay

INFOSEC Technologies will update the above lists regularly based on user suggestions. We will be happy to add recommended Anti-Terror, Forensics, Chemical and Biological Weapons resource links that serve the general public.

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