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ensure accuracy. Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical
or Biological Terrorist Incidents: Interim Report on Current
Capabilities The rapid breakup of the Soviet Union was
accompanied by well-publicized concern about the security of its
nuclear arsenal. Other “weapons of mass destruction,” namely,
chemical and biological agents, drew less attention, but the
extent of the Soviet chemical arsenal and the large Soviet
biological weapons program are cause for concern about sales to
or theft by terrorist groups and rogue states. Even more
disturbing is the fact that some chemical and biological agents,
and devices to deliver them efficiently, can be inexpensively
produced in simple laboratories or even legally purchased. Very
small quantities can cause massive numbers of casualties,
covertly if the perpetrator so desires. The