THE MICROSCOPIC THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES: BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS, BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM, AND THEIR MULTIFACETED IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. SECURITY

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dc.contributor.advisorStout, Marken_US
dc.contributor.authorCamacho, Angelina L.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberO'Byrne, Sarahen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-11T04:14:59Z
dc.date.available2015-02-11T04:14:59Z
dc.date.created2014-05en_US
dc.date.issued2014-05-28en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2014en_US
dc.description.abstractFrom 1943 to 1969 the United States had a thriving biological weapons program to develop new ways of targeting its adversaries. With the 1972 creation of the Biological Weapons Convention, the United States relinquished its program and sought to prevent other countries from possessing these lethal weapons. While previously the United States mainly worked with other states and the international community to minimize the threat from biological weapons, the 2001 anthrax attacks changed this landscape by adding a domestic dimension. This thesis explores three major aspects of the biological threat to the United States: domestic lone wolf actors, possible future state threats, and the failing aspects of the Biological Weapons Convention. An analysis of each aspect of the biological threat is performed to identify the role they each may play in future U.S. security decisions. Among the multitude of threats that can arise from biological terrorism and weapons, these particular threats are the most likely to shape future U.S. decision making, both domestically and at the international level. Through an analysis of a specific aspect of the biological threat towards the United States, each chapter illustrates the biological threat to the United States is real, menacing, and must be addressed for the future of U.S. security. Due to continuous changes in technology, domestic terrorism threats, and state-to-state relationships, this thesis highlights the need to acknowledge the importance of the biological threat in order to mitigate the rise of a threat that has tremendous implications for U.S. security and the survival of the U.S. population as a whole.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/37213
dc.languageen
dc.publisherJohns Hopkins University
dc.subjectbioterrorismen_US
dc.subjectbiological weaponsen_US
dc.subjectbiosecurityen_US
dc.subjectbiodefenseen_US
dc.subjectdomestic terrorismen_US
dc.subjectlone wolfen_US
dc.subjectleaderless resistanceen_US
dc.subjectBiological Weapons Conventionen_US
dc.subjectVEREXen_US
dc.subjectBWCen_US
dc.subjectverification protocolen_US
dc.subjectbiological terrorismen_US
dc.subjectbiological agentsen_US
dc.titleTHE MICROSCOPIC THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES: BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS, BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM, AND THEIR MULTIFACETED IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. SECURITYen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentGovernment Programen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGlobal Security Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorJohns Hopkins Universityen_US
thesis.degree.grantorAdvanced Academic Programsen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameM.A.en_US
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