Bioterrorism

Jin Ho Lee, Sean So, Seong Min Choi
= Definition = ​ Bioterrorism is a type of terrorism using biological chemicals, such as pathogenic organisms and agricultural pests, bacteria, viruses and toxic chemicals. Bioterrorism are deliberately done, in order to frighten a specific group of people in a society.

Bioterrorism is well-used way of terrorism, because biological agents are very easy to acquire. The threaten use of these biological agents pose a great risk to national security and result in public panic and chaos upon a population. Some of these agents are namely the anthrax, smallpox, botulinum toxin, and brucella. It is also effective in causing fear, because it can easily do severe damages, such as killing crops when productive pests are released. Pictures

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Primary Goal of this Terrorism Group
**The main goal of bioterrorism is to create chaos, fear and intimidate the governments for gaining political, religious and ideological goals. The terrortists by doing this can show their power and strength and also it is the easiest way to terrorize because then they would not die easily than just terrorize with guns.**

Bioterrorism attacks in the past  1995 – Japan – Aum Shinrikyo, the Japanese cult leader, released the nerve gas Sarnin in the Tokyo subway.

1984 – USA – Rajneeshee bioterror attack whereby 750 people were infected with severe food poisioning of salmonella typhimurium.

2001 – USA – Anthrax attacks whereby several cases occurred in the letters laced with infectious anthrax and then delivered to the news media offices as well as the U.S. Congress which killed 5 people. 

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