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Aum Shinrikyo's efforts to produce biological weapons: A case study in the serial propagation of misinformation

Milton Leitenberg Senior fellow at the Center for International and Security Studies, University of Maryland
Pages 149-158 | Published online: 21 Dec 2007

Notes

  • Sopko , John and Edelman , Alan . 1996 . ‘Global Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Case Study on the Aum Shinrikyo’ . Staff Statement, in Global Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction; in Hearings, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation, Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate . 1996 . pp. 47 – 102 . Part I,
  • Kaplan , David and Marshall , Andrew . 1996 . The Cult At the End of the World , 94 – 97 . New York : Crown Publishers, Inc. .
  • Mangold , Tom and Goldberg , Jeff . 1999 . Plague Wars: A True Story of Biological Warfare , New York : St Martin's Press .
  • 1997 . Asahi Shimbun , 19 March
  • Endo , Seiichi . “ ‘Minister of Health'; studied genetic engineering, genetics, and medicine ” . the Graduate School of Kyoto University .
  • Hayashi , Ikuo . “ ‘Treatment Minister’ ” . Keio University of Medicine . head of the Aum Hospital; graduate,
  • 1995 . Yomuri Shimbun , 27 May
  • 1995 . ‘Cultists Admit They Released Anthrax in Tokyo's Streets’ . The Japan Times , 26 July
  • 1995 . ‘Asahara Ordered Anthrax Attack; Joyu Also Implicated’ . The Japan Times , 27 July
  • 1995 . ‘Police: Cultists Admit to Spraying Anthrax’ . Mainichi Daily News , 27 July
  • 1995 . ‘Asahara Fingered in Anthrax Attack’ . Asahi Evening News , 27 July
  • Broad , William , Wudunn , Sheryl and Miller , Judith . 1998 . ‘How Japan Germ Terror Alerted World,’ . New York Times , 26 May
  • Beardsley , Tim . 1999 . ‘Facing An 111 Wind: The US Gears Up to Deal with Biological Terrorism’ . Scientific American , April : 19 – 20 .
  • Marshall , Eliot . 1997 . ‘Bracing for a Biological Nightmare,’ . Science , 275 ( 5301 ) 22 October : 745
  • Naj , Amal Kumar . 1995 . ‘Before Gas Attack, Japanese Cult Tested U.S. Chemistry Software’ . Wall Street Journal , 3 April
  • Starr , Barbara . 1997 . ‘DARPA Begins Research to Counteract Biological Pathogens’ . Janes Defense Weekly , 15 October : 8
  • British Medical Association . 1999 . Biotechnology, Weapons and Humanity , 50 Australia : Harwood Academic Publishers .
  • 1999 . Reuters dispatch , 21 January
  • 1995 . Mainichi Shimbun , 31 May
  • 1999 . New York Times , 29 January
  • Shiraku , Tadashi . June 1995 . “ ‘Bungei Shun‐Jyu’ ” . June , 110

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