BioTerrorism Analysis: Weaponsized Infectious Disease and Emerging Disease

Various | 3-17-03 | Bones McCoy

[bonesmccoy]

In the remainder of the thread, we will begin discussing various biological agents and their effects. The website that reflects currently federal governmental response is the cdc.gov site. The US Centers for Disease Control organizes the federal public health response to biological threats.

The CDC has categorized infectious agents at their website (http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/agentlist.asp).

Rather than recreating an explanation of each biological agent, we should suggest that readers review the CDC website.

I am starting this thread to analyze the economic impact of an attack.

We should analyze the following parameters:
1. Rate of spread of contagious disease
2. Economic impact of contagious diseases
3. How would we distinguish a biological attack from a "naturally" occuring disease pattern?
4. How would civilian response patterns be affected by a biological assault?
5. Are US population centers ready for a biological assault and can we mobilize a response in time?

[ewing]

proactive bump

[Aggie Mama]

I have no technical knowledge to provide, but I will be reading your thread with much interest. BTTT

[Centurion2000]

bump for later review ....

[Chancellor Palpatine]

A true bio attack will pretty much crash the economy, as people will be afraid to leave their homes and interact for a period of weeks as the infections burn out. It would be an unreasonably severe depression.

[jacquej]

Bumping also, as I am watching the SARS with heightened interest...

[CharlotteVRWC]

A MUST READ book is 'BioHazard' by Ken Alibek (a Russion Defecter).

As listed on the cover,,, this is "the chilling true story of the largest covert biological weapons program in the world - told from inside by the man who ran it".

When the Soviet Union broke up, some Russian Scientists involved in bioterror came to the USA, (and some went to Iraq!).

This book would convince anyone about the need to stop any bioterror program.

[The Great Satan]

[cmsgop]

bfl

[The Great Satan]

[The Great Satan]

[ConservativeLawyer]

This is going to be good. Bumped and Bookmarked.

[First_Salute]

On Septembe 11, 2001, I wrote in this forum that we needed not only the "A Teams" which have the public's attention, but reserve "B" and "C" teams for domestic emergencies. We needed by the first weeked after the attack, a mustering of people at every county fairground of this nation, for the purpose of selecting any of these community services in the event of another emergency:

Fire and Rescue

Medical / Corpsman

Police

Road and Bridge Repair.

When a city is attacked, its workers are going to rush in, though some, now, are scheduled to remain at their posts. Still, we have thousands of communities which do not have backup, nor backup in strength.

Every city of several 10,000 or more in this country, should have the steel and wood structures available to build at least one major bridge and in a matter of two or three days. No city has done this.

Communities need backup fire equipment and rescue equipment, stored in reserve.

Outlying buildings should have medical supplies and food stored, clothing and shelter --- actually now, many do have this.

But overall, we are short of people who have volunteered to be trained on the weekends, for the services required.

Every major city in this country should have a complete reserve fire fighting and rescue team.

Every city should have a complete heavy equipment reserve team.

And all these reserve teams must train and practice for at least one whole weekend per month.

It's not happening.

[GOPJ]

What's your gut feeling about SARS? Also, now that we're past the point of extreme hunger in China, why do all the major new flu and flu like diseases start there? If it was only poverty, starvation, and crowded conditions other areas are worse. Anyone?

[templar]

IMO, if anyone wanted to truly damage an enemy long term, they would go after it's agriculture. Something which is best accomplished by biological agents.

OTOH, terrorism doesn't require a great deal of real damage to accomplish it's purpose, just a feeling of vulnerability and helplesness on the part of the public.

[Paleo Conservative]

When the Soviet Union broke up, some Russian Scientists involved in bioterror came to the USA, (and some went to Iraq!).

Yes, if we find any of them still in Iraq, we should let our friends the Jordanians interrogate them. They should then be tried by military tribunals and executed as war criminals. We should put all former Soviet biowarfare researchers and technicians on notice that if they sell their knowledge to third countries, the CIA will hunt them down and kill them. Anyone selling WMD knowledge to rogue nations should have to constantly worry for his or her safety. They should be made to be so paranoid that they are afraid to turn the ingnition key in their cars for fear that it is rigged with explosives. I would apply this rule not only to Russian scientists, but also French and German ones too.

[Lessismore]

In recent years there have been strenuous efforts to contain outbreaks of foreign pests including the Mediteranean Fruit Fly, the Long-Horned Beetle, and a variety of rust that attacks wheat. The fruit fly, in particular, has had a very high dollar tag associated with it.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This should be a very interesting thread as it develops.

Here is a lengthy but important document which should be read by all!

Jihadis in the Hood
Race, Urban Islam and the War on Terror

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