Publication
Jul 2011
This detailed case study of Aum Shinrikyo (Aum) suggests several lessons for understanding attempts by other terrorist groups to acquire chemical or biological weapons. This report examines a rare example – the most ambitious known effort to date of a terrorist group seeking to acquire chemical and biological weapons – and attempts to distill conclusions about the technical, organizational and psychological dynamics behind this effort.
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Author | Richard Danzig, Marc Sageman, Terrance Leighton, Lloyd Hough, Hidemi Yuki, Rui Kotani, Zachary M Hosford |
Series | CNAS Reports |
Publisher | Center for a New American Security (CNAS) |
Copyright | © 2011 Center for a New American Security (CNAS) |