Jeffrey Amherst and Smallpox Blankets - Lord Jeffrey Amherst's letters discussing germ warfare against American Indians. This site does a very nice job of outlining the issue of biological warfare used against the American Indians. From 1983 to the present, ASA's concentration of capabilities has continuously expanded. ASA also publishes the ASA Newsletter, the international journal in the NBC Defense field read in more than 121 countries. Defending America Against Bioterrorism - by James H. Anderson, Ph.D., a Defense and National Security Analyst at The Heritage Foundation.
Bioterrorism is a looming threat, increasingly so within the borders of the United States.
It no longer is a question of if a bioterrorist attack will happen, but of when. Biological weapons are inexpensive to manufacture, and manufacturing facilities are nearly impossible to detect. The United States needs to focus greater attention and resources toward protecting the American people from suffering mass casualties at the hands of terrorists.