The bubonic plague killed one-fourth of the European population in the 1300s but now can be treated with antibiotics. Leavitt reportedly owns a microbiological laboratory in Logandale, Nev., and one in Frankfurt, Germany, according to the FBI complaint. Siller said the two would be charged under new 1996 anti-terrorism laws specifically addressing weapons of mass destruction. After the car was sealed in plastic, it was carried to Nellis Air Force Base, where federal hazardous materials teams inspected it. We have to be prepared to be attacked with these types of weapons.
Anthrax is an infectious disease that usually afflicts only animals, especially cattle and sheep.
But anthrax spores can be produced in a dry form suitable for weapons and can be fatal to humans even in microscopic amounts. The lab is believed to be the same used by Iraq's Saddam Hussein to purchase ingredients for his biochemical weapons. Harris, who was sentenced to 18 months probation for that act, has insisted his actions are harmless. Harris also suggested that worse could come if the separatists' dreams are denied. Ned Potter takes a closer look at chemical weapons.