From Houston Chronicle:WASHINGTON — The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed today to Vice President-elect Joe Biden.
It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare for germ warfare by terrorists.
"Our margin of safety is shrinking, not growing," states the report, obtained by The Associated Press. It is scheduled to be publicly released Wednesday.
The commission is also encouraging the new White House to appoint one official on the National Security Council to exclusively coordinate U.S. intelligence and foreign policy on combating the spread of nuclear and biological weapons.
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My Comment: Technology changes are not only happening in the electronic, computer, internet, and chemical areas .... but also in biological/biochemical areas. These technological advances have not only helped in advancing new products and discoveries .... but it has also made it even easier for terrorists to develop bio-weapons. I received my eye-opener on this situation from a friend (who knows what there is to know in the bio-tech field), that with a million dollars and the proper lab he could easily develop agents that can be incredibly destructive.
A million dollars and a wmd product as the result. This is very scary .....