Two schools of thought

Question 1

Two schools of thought

Answer 1

Trivial and insurmountable

Question 2

steps in manufacturing process for bioweapons

Answer 2

culture, milling, drying

Question 3

steps in formulaation in bioweapons

Answer 3

stabilized, additives, wet vs dry

Question 4

Calder’s Equation

Answer 4

to figure out total human doses: product concentration, volume of agent, % disseminating efficiency / dose for man

Question 5

how do aerosols work?

Answer 5

large particles fall first, small particles (1-5) remain airborne and behave as gas

Question 6

steps for a state sponsored biowarfare program

Answer 6

conduct research and development, produce agent, design/test/build, acquire delivery system, acquire operational cadre, plannning, deployment

Question 7

States that have BW programs

Answer 7

Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Libya (past), Israel, North Korea, USSR, China

Question 8

Los Alamos National Laboratory Model for Examining Terrorist BW

Answer 8

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Question 9

Other Models

Answer 9

Zanders, Zelinskas, Ackerman-Moran

Question 10

Equipment required for a BW program

Answer 10

facilities, personal protective equipment, decontamination equipment, dual-use equipment: fermenters, centrifugalseparators, cross flow filtration equipment, freeze drying equipment

Question 11

International Regimes

Answer 11

BWC, AG, PSI, Interpol, UN

Question 12

Assessment by International Regimes of current BW programs

Answer 12

ineffective against state programs, ready availability of pathogens, proliferation of tech has opened windows

Question 13

Strategic Military Framework for Combatting WMD - nonproliferation

Answer 13

Nonproliferation before: prevent, dissuade, deny; after: reduce, destroy

Question 14

Strategic Military Framework for Combatting WMD - counterproliferation

Answer 14

defeat, deter; defend, respond, recover`

Question 15

Model to describe technology growth

Answer 15

S curve - rate of technology and rate of diffusion; more performance and more effort, more technology and replaced old technology

Question 16

Diffusion of innovation steps

Answer 16

innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards

Question 17

Graham Talent Commission

Answer 17

Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism; thought that there would be a terrorist attack by WMD by the end of 2013, more likely to use a bioweapon and need to reduce the threat by limiting proliferation

Question 18

Non-state/terrorist sponsored steps to develop a bioweapons program

Answer 18

acquisition, processing, weaponizing, planning, deployment

Question 19

A successful attack is based on:

Answer 19

capabilities, intent, knowledge