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Selected References on Terrorism and Weapons
of Mass Destruction
There is an (over)abundance of web-based and printed sources
covering terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and their management and response.
These selections provide reliable information without sacrificing variety.
Links to private (commercial and non-profit) sites do not constitute and endorsement
by TVF&R.
Government and research sites
US Dept. of Homeland Security
FEMA terrorism page: information and general preparedness
FBI Counterterrorism
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab: Secure Buildings
US State Dept. Current Travel Warnings
Overseas
Security Advisory Council (Global Security News)
ANSER state/local homeland security resources
Center for Nonproliferation
Studies
Federation of American Scientists: ReallyReady.org
Washington County Anti-Terrorism
Advisory Committee fact sheets (PDF)
Bioterrorism and medical aspects of response to terrorism
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) bioterrorism preparedness homepage
OR State Public Health Preparedness
Center for Biosecurity of Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Ctr.
Stimson
Center Chemical & Biological Terrorism page
Journal of the American Medical Assn. (JAMA): bioterrorism articles on specific
diseases, case histories, and various aspects of policy
Radiologic and nuclear devices
Federation of American Scientists:
radiological attacks are credible threat (PDF)
Health Physics Society public and
responder resources
NY Times Sunday Magazine feature article on "dirty bombs" (archive;
may require free registration)
Military sources for biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons,
casualty management, etc.
US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD)
Armed Forces Radiobiology
Research Institute (AFRRI)
Internet hoaxes and cyber security
Internet
Security Alliance
Internet Crime
Complaint Center
(FBI and other
agencies)
US Dept. of Homeland
Security Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
US Dept. of Energy
Computer Incident Response Capability (DOE-CIRC)
OnGuard Online (tips from the federal government and the information technology
industry)
SANS™ (SysAdmin,
Audit, Network, Security)
Symantec
Security Response
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