Regular readers of the blog will note that articles regarding the threat from terrorist use of chemical, biological and radiological weapons feature regularly on the site - the previous posting is one such example - and there has been much academic research into this area in recent months.This week, according to AFP, the war between the US and Al-Qaeda got a little hotter with a new White House report on national security asserting that Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network remains bent on getting nuclear and biological weapons to unleash apocalyptic destruction.
The report, which calls for redoubled anti-terror coordination at all levels of government, said Al-Qaeda remains "the most serious and dangerous manifestation" of extremist threats against the United States.
"We also must never lose sight of Al-Qaeda's persistent desire for weapons of mass destruction, as the group continues to try to acquire and use chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material," it said.
