The New Terror Facing the Threat of Biological and Chemical Weapons

by Drell, Sidney D.; Sofaer, Abraham D.; Wilson, George D.

• ISBN13: 9780817997014
• ISBN10: 0817997016
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press

Summary

The growing threat of biological and chemical weapons (BCW) has created the frightening prospect of terrorist attacks by states, state-sanctioned terrorist organizations, and destructive individuals loose in our midst. What can we do to prepare for this threat? This illuminating and often disturbing book brings together the views of leading thinkers—in science, medicine, international and constitutional law, law enforcement, intelligence, and crisis management—on all diverse aspects of this challenge based on their statements at the November 1998 Hoover Institution Conference on Biological and Chemical Weapons. The New Terror takes a hard look at the most pressing BCW issues facing the international community and realistic options for preventing, deterring against, and mitigating the consequences of the use of BCW.

Author Biography

Abraham D. Sofaer, who served as legal adviser to the US Department of State from 1985 to 1990, was appointed the first George P. Shultz Distinguished Scholar and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 1994. During his service as legal adviser, he was responsible for US/Iran negotiations at the Iran/US Tribunal in The Hague.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
John Raisian
Preface	xiii
George P. Shultz
Overview	xvii
Sidney D. Drell
Abraham D. Sofaer
George D. Wilson
Abbreviations	xxix
Part One Dimensions of the BCW Problem
Introductory Remarks	3	(2)
Sidney D. Drell
The Chemical Weapons Threat	5	(34)
Michael L. Moodie
Living Nightmares: Biological Threats Enabled by Molecular Biology	39	(37)
Steven M. Block
BCW Attack Scenarios	76	(47)
Dean A. Wilkening
Commentary	115	(6)
Part Two The Role of Intelligence
Introductory Remarks	121	(2)
Sidney D. Drell
The US Intelligence Community and the Challenge of BCW	123	(15)
John C. Gannon
Warning and Detection	138	(21)
Gordon C. Oehler
Commentary	152	(5)
Part Three Building and Implementing BCW Control Regimes
Introductory Remarks	157	(2)
Abraham D. Sofaer
From Arms Race to Abolition: The Evolving Norm Against Biological and Chemical Warfare	159	(68)
Jonathan B. Tucker
Negotiating a Compliance Protocol for the Biological Weapons Convention	227	(10)
Tibor Toth
UN Biological Inspections in Iraq	237	(32)
Rolf Ekeus
Commentary	255	(10)
Part Four Regulation of BCW: Legal Constraints
Introductory Remarks	265	(4)
Paul A. Brest
BCW Treaties and the Constitution	269	(36)
John C. Yoo
Legal Authority for a Domestic Military Role in Homeland Defense	305	(30)
Lewis Libby
Commentary	324	(7)
Part Five Preparing for BCW Attacks
Introductory Remarks	331	(4)
Thomas P. Monath
Two Incidents and the NEW Containment	335	(13)
Richard J. Danzig
The Federal Role in Protection and Response	348	(12)
Robert F. Knouss
Toward a National Defense Strategy	360	(15)
Ariel E. Levite
The First-Responder's Perspective	375	(28)
Frances E. Winslow
Commentary	390	(7)
Part Six Deterring the Use of BCW
Introductory Remarks	397	(6)
Condoleezza Rice
Strategies for Enhanced Deterrence	403	(12)
Richard N. Haass
Why the US Should Not Use Nuclear Threats	415	(24)
Scott D. Sagan
Enforcement through Sanctions, Force, and Criminalization	439	(46)
Michael P. Scharf
Commentary	480	(5)
Appendix: Conference Agenda and Participants	485	(8)
Contributors	493	(8)
Index	501