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George Washington: victim of bioterror?New Scientist (blog)A document has just gone on display at Mount Vernon, Virginia – the museum in the former home of George Washington, first US President. It is an order dated 1777 and signed by Washington himself to send troops that had not been vaccinated for smallpox …

Microkillers: A gallery of pestilenceNew Scientist (blog)This gallery of pestilence – smallpox, plague, anthrax, SARS coronavirus, cholera and Ebola virus – was created by Martin Miller, an artist who has shown an enduring fascination with 20th-century warfare. Because hydrogen bombs, atom bombs and other …

National Defense MagazineTechnology Only a Small Part of Detecting Bioterrorist ThreatsNational Defense Magazine“If somebody is attacking America with biological weapons, particularly a contagious pathogen, then America has become a battlefield. And on the battlefield the leaders must have situational awareness. You need to know what's going on,” Larsen said. …

George Washington's order to inoculate troops against smallpox goes on view at …Washington PostGeorge Washington's Mount Vernon estate is placing a newly acquired document on display that shows Washington's awareness of medical advances to help halt the spread of smallpox among his troops. On Tuesday, the estate will begin displaying a one-page …and more »

Confidential U.S. intelligence assessments suggest the al-Qaeda branch in Yemen has for more than 12 months pursued bulk supplies of castor beans and other precursor materials to the lethal toxin ricin, the New York Times reported on Friday (see GSN, May 9). (Aug. 15) – Said al-Shihri, branch assistant commander for al-Qaeda in the Arabian  Read More »