Clunan, Anne L., Lavoy, Peter R., and Martin, Susan B., eds.: Terrorism, War, or Disease? – Unraveling the Use of Biological Weapons

Preface

Authors

Part I: Case Studies

1. Introduction: Identifying Biological Agents, Characterizing Events, and Attributing Blame

Anne L. Clunan

2. The U.S. Anthrax Letters: A Confirmed Case of BW Agent Use
Leonard A. Cole

3. The 1994 Plague in Western India: Human Ecology and the Risks of Misattribution

Ron Barrett

4. The Yellow Rain Affair: Lessons from a Discredited Allegation

Matthew S. Meselson and Julian Perry Robinson

5. “Yellow Rain” Biological Warfare Agent Use: Evidence and Remaining Questions

Rebecca Katz

6. False Allegations of U.S. Biological Weapons Use During the Korean War

Milton Leitenberg

7. Cuban Allegations of U.S. Biological Warfare: False Allegations and Their Impact on Attribution

Raymond A. Zilinskas

8. Imperial Japan’s Germ Warfare: The Suppression of Evidence at the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, 1946-1948

Jeanne Guillemin

9. A Quantitative Overview of Biological Weapons: Identification, Characterization and Attribution

Gary Ackerman and Victor Asal

Part II: Policy and Scholarly Implications

10. U.S. Efforts to Investigate and Attribute the Use of Biological Weapons

Elisa D. Harris

11. A UK View on Biological Weapons Attribution Policies: The Importance of Strengthening Norms Against Biological Weapons

Graham S. Pearson

12. Multilateral Approaches to the Investigation and Attribution of Biological Weapons Use

Jonathan B. Tucker

13. Building Information Networks for Biosecurity

Anne L. Clunan

14. Conclusion: The Role of Attribution in Biosecurity Policy

Susan B. Martin and Anne L. Clunan