Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-92) and index.

Terrorist organizations using chemical weapons pose a severe threat / Andy Oppenheimer -- Threats from chemical and biological weapons may be overstated / Greg Goebel -- Experts are divided over the risk of a bio-terrorist attack / Marcus Stern -- Threat of terrorists using biological and chemical weapons is exaggerated / Al Mauroni -- The recession has weakened the United States' disaster preparedness / Thomas Frank -- Soviet era laboratories might be used by bioterrorists / Sonia ben Ouagrham-Gormley -- The government needs to prevent abuse of biological research / Stephen Maurer -- The U.S. is struggling to destroy its chemical weapons / Bob Drogin -- Off-shore chemical weapons dump sites may pose a great risk / Nicole Branan -- Iran may seek biological and chemical weapons / Jason Sigger -- North Korea might test biological weapons on its citizens / Gordon Chang.

Explores the use, threat, and danger of biological and chemical weapons by various countries.