Website summaries

Website #1
Introduction to Biological Weapons
By Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/biosecurity/resource/bioweapons.htm
2006
Obtained: May 7, 2007

This site basically explains biological weapons, what they are, when they have been used, how they are used and the lethality of some agents. It gives an overview of biological weapons.

Website #2
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction
By US Department of State
http://www.state.gov/t/ac/trt/4718.htm
1975
Obtained: May 10, 2007

This website gives a review of protocols that go against biological and chemical weapons since the end of World War I. It outlines all major treaties among nations and gives the text of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction.

Website #3
Biological Weapons: Biological Warfare
By CBC News Online
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/bioweapons/
February 18. 2004
Obtained: May 10, 2007

This news article gives details on the use of biological weapons, what they are, who first used them, how they work and the availability of these weapons. The article also displays a chart which shows different types of biological weapons and the lethality of those.



Website #4
Biological Warfare and It’s Cutaneous Manifestations
By Thomas W. McGovern, George W. Christopher
http://telemedicine.org/biowar/biologic.htm
1995
Obtained: May 10, 2007

This article gives a very detailed look at biological weapons. It goes into detail about where they have been used, how they were used and goes into modern talk. It assesses how easy it would be to acquire biological weapons, how much of a threat they are to us today, and also assesses how damaging an attack could be. It shows pictures and describes many different types of possible agents.

Website #5
BioTerrorism: What You Need to Know
By American Academy of Family Physicians
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/safety/safety/710.html
November 2001
Obtained: May 10, 2007

This article tells what bioterrorism is and answers questions people may have after September 11. It gives answer to questions such as, what is a biological weapon, how can I be prepared, how big is the threat, and are biological agents contagious.

Website #6

History of Biological Warfare:
By Gulf War Vets
http://www.gulfwarvets.com/biowar.htm
Publishing Date Unavailable
Obtained: May 10, 2007
This site gives a timeline of when biological weapons were used, who used them, developments in laboratories, and went certain treaties concerning biological weapons went into effect.

Website #7
Biological Warfare
By Daniel J Dire
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/biological_warfare/article_em.htm
October 5, 2005
Obtained: May 10, 2007
This website gives a detailed explanation of biological weapons. It goes into detail about what they are, how they are used and detected and different usable agents.


Website #8
The Sunshine Project
By The Sunshine Group
http://www.sunshine-project.org/
1999
Obtained: May 14, 2007
This is a website that is dedicated to stopping the use of biological weapons, whether it is used in warfare or crop eradication. The site gives information on what a biological weapon is and what they are doing to stop the use of them.

Website #9
Behind the Mask: Biological Warfare in the Soviet Union
By Dr. Ken Alibek
http://www.bu.edu/iscip/vol9/Alibek.html
1998
Obtained: May 14, 2007
This article gives the history behind the biological warfare study in the Soviet Union
in contrast with the USA. The man writing it was actually part of the Soviet Union
and tells of how the country went around certain restrictions that had been placed
on it by the UN.

Website #10
Biological Weapons
By Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/cbw/bw.htm
October 19, 1998
Obtained: May 14, 2007