Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism is a form of terrorism , in which biological weapons for attacks are used.
Examples
There have not yet been any major, widespread attacks with the help of biological weapons, in contrast to, for example, terrorist attacks with chemical weapons .
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh attack
In September 1984, the committed US a group around Ma Anand Sheela , former leader of the Commune of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ( Osho ) a salmonella stroke, in which ten restaurants in the city The Dalles were contaminated salad bars and 751 inhabitants poisoned. There were no fatalities, but 47 people had to be hospitalized. This was the first bioterrorist attack of the 20th century.
Anthrax attacks 2001
The anthrax attacks on politicians in the USA in 2001 were internationally sensational ; this was a clear case of bioterrorism. Several postal workers were killed in the attacks after coming into contact with the contaminated letters.
Combat
There is no separate provision against bioterrorism in the German Criminal Code . This issue falls under Section 314 of the Criminal Code ( poisoning that is dangerous to the public ). In Germany, the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief and the Bundeswehr Institute for Microbiology are responsible for medical B protection . The Health Security Committee exists within the European Union with the mandate to coordinate the exchange of information between the member countries. The NATO also provides a Combined Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Task Force for counterterrorism available. This is also authorized to intervene in industrial accidents and to help the alliance partner. She is subordinate to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe . In the United States , the busy Ames Research Center of NASA and the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Department of Homeland Security with the homeland security and biological security.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report on the Bhagwan attack. In: New York Times (English). Retrieved August 9, 2009
- ↑ Institute for Microbiology of the Bundeswehr - Research for Security
- ^ Davide Casale: EU Approach to Bio-terrorism , Institute for Defense Studies and Analyzes, University of Turin
- ^ NATO : Combined Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Task Force - The Alliance's multinational CBRN defense capability , August 6, 2015
- ^ Gregory A. Petsko: Biodefense versus bioterrorism . In: Genome Biology . tape 9 , September 1, 2008, ISSN 1474-760X , p. 108 , doi : 10.1186 / gb-2008-9-8-108 .