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This site has information on biological agents as well as numerous publications and resources on bioterrorism. |
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| Centers
for Disease Control – Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response |
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This
page is the definitive CDC WWW page for bioterrorism and
contains a number of useful links, FAQs, forms and articles.
The site describes CDC’s duties and research and
the organization of their BT effort. The links on laboratory
shipping and protocols as well as state level contacts
are particularly valuable. |
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| Monterey
Institute for
International Studies - Center for Nonproliferation
Studies |
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A
collection of chemical as well as biological terrorism
and warfare documents and links. The document collection
includes articles pertaining to international conventions
and law as well as a number of articles relating to terrorism
threats organized by geographical region. |
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| St.
Louis University – Center for the Study of Bioterrorism
and Emerging Infections |
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This
site details the research projects and staff at SLU’s
Center. The on line reference and, in particular, the
quick reference sections are particularly useful and contain
a comprehensive series of handouts. |
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| Defense
Threat Reduction Agency |
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DTRA
is the military agency broadly charged with reduction
of weapons of mass destruction threats to the United States
and coordinating efforts against these threats. This site
provides good information about the many divisions of
DTRA and their projects. The DTRA Strategic Plan 2001
provides an attractive overview of the agency’s thinking. |
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| Department
of Transportation Hazardous Materials Safety Office |
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This
site serves as a clearinghouse for information concerning
hazardous materials and HAZMAT transportation procedures.
Of particular value is the on line Emergency Response
Guidebook. |
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| Henry
L. Stimson Center Chemical and Biological Weapons
Nonproliferation Project |
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This
site contains a number of original reports from Stimson
about chemical and biological weapons proliferation. The
site also has brief information about threats organized
by country – with a special section on Iraq. |
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| Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense |
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The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense develops, tests, acquires, and delivers automated chemical biological detection systems, medical diagnostics and countermeasures |
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| Domestic
Preparedness.com |
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This
WWW site, sponsored by the IMR Group – a defense
industry marketing firm, provides an assortment of press
releases, commercial product information and government
report links. |
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| Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy |
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This
page contains information bioterrorism, biosecurity, food safety and other relevent topics. |
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This
page represents the NBC Industry Group and serves as a
contact point for marketing the products of the group’s
members. |
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| Official
DoD Website for the Anthrax Vaccine - Anthrax Vaccine
Immunization Program |
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Do
you have questions about the Anthrax vaccine? Get them
answered here at the DoD’s Website. Find information
on the threat, the disease, the vaccine, vaccine’s
safety, and an FAQ from the DoD’s perspective. |
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| Defense
Against Toxin Weapons |
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This
report is focused on providing a basic understanding of
toxins and how they work to any person interested; especially,
according to the author, those working in the fields of
counter-terrorism. |
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| Medical
Department of the Army - Medical Aspects of Chemical
and Biological Warfare |
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This
web page provides detailed information regarding chemical-
and biological-weapons threats. The information is written
for a scientific audience. |
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| Chemical Materials Agency |
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This
site contains links and information about the Cemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program and Chemical Defensive Equipment Surveillance as well as general chemical information. |
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| St.
Petersburg, FL Community College - National Terrorism
Preparedness Institute |
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If
you are interested in taking courses in emergency response
to terrorism, this is the place to go. Distance Learning
is available. |
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| RAND
- Gilmore Commission’s Second Annual Report |
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The
Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities
for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, also
known as the Gilmore Commission, provides its Second Annual
Report. |
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| The
Terrorism Research Center - Terrorism RealNews |
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This
site has a list of current news events for those in the
field of terrorism. |
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| U.S.
Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases |
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The
homepage to the United States’ leading researchers
in BW agents. Get a free downloadable version of their
Bluebook available in Word, pdf, and for your PalmPilot. |
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| U.
S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
Chemical Casualty Care Division |
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This
page has a large assortment of chemical agent reference
materials and treatment guides. Particularly handy is
the Textbook of Military Medicine, which also contains
information about biological agents. |
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| National
Guard WMD Civil Support Teams |
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This
is the homepage for the National Guard’s WMD Civil
Support Team (CST) previously known as RAID. This site
provides information and current news regarding the CSTs
including what they do, when they will be ready for deployment,
and other information regarding them. These teams are
considered the military’s First Responders. |
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| State
Department Biological & Toxins Treaty WWW Page |
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This
page lists the text of the Convention on the prohibition
of the development, production and stockpiling of bacteriological
(biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction. |
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| National
Academy Press Clinical & Biological Terrorism |
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Online
extracts from the book “Clinical & Biological
Terrorism”. Nice sections on drugs, decontamination
and detection. |
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| U.
S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command |
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Flashy
military site that explains proposals, research and organization
of the MRMC. |
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This
page provides a comprehensive resource for information about natural and BT
related agents. The site consists of many organized links to articles and news. It appears to be updated regularly. |
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