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Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons
Author(s): The Honorable Richard J. Danzig, Dr. Marc Sageman, Dr. Terrance Leighton, Dr. Lloyd Hough, Hidemi Yuki, Rui Kotani, Zachary M. HosfordType of Publication: ReportDate: 07/20/2011In 1995, the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo unleashed terror on the Tokyo subway system with a highly publicized sarin gas attack. However, less is known about the group’s development of biological and chemical weapons and about their prior attacks using these weapons. The CNAS report, Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, provides never-before documented information on the terrorist group and its operations.
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Event Speaker: Dr. Lloyd Hough
Affiliation: Battelle in International Technology Assessments
Senior Research Scientist
Senior Research Scientist
Dr. Lloyd P. Hough is a Senior Research Scientist at Battelle in their InternationalTechnology Assessments group. His background is in the microbiology and molecularbiology of pathogens. He received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the Michigan StateUniversity in 1999. From 1999 to 2007, Dr. Hough worked for Battelle’s AppliedBiology and Aerosol Technology group in Columbus, OH where he was responsible fora variety of laboratory-based research projects to support biodefense includingmicrobial forensics, biodetection and biomedical research to characterize the risks andhazards posed by biological threat agents under various U.S. Government contracts. In2007, Dr. Hough transferred to the Battelle National Biodefense Institute, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiaryof Battelle organized to manage and operate the National Biodefense Analysis and CountermeasuresCenter (NBACC) as a Federally-Funded Research and Development Center for the U.S. Department ofHomeland Security. At the NBACC, Dr. Hough worked on a variety of projects to characterize the risksand hazards posed by pathogenic species of Bacillus, including B. anthracis. Dr. Hough joined Battelle’sInternational Technology Assessments group in 2011, where he supports the U.S. biodefense communityperforming mostly literature-based research and evaluation.
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Photo Album: Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons
Date: 07/28/2011Media: PhotoOn July 28, 2011, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a major report, Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, with never-before documented information on the group and its operations.
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Video: Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, Part One
Date: 07/28/2011Media: VideoOn July 28, 2011, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a major report, Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, with never-before documented information on the group and its operations. Part One of the report release event features Nathaniel Fick, Richard Danzig and Marc Sageman discussing Aum Shinrikyo as an organization and its turn to violence.
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Video: Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, Part Two
Date: 07/28/2011Media: VideoOn July 28, 2011, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a major report, Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, with never-before documented information on the group and its operations. Part Two of the report release event features Richard Danzig discussing Aum's chemical and biological weapons and applications to today's threats.
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Video: Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, Part Three
Date: 07/28/2011Media: VideoOn July 28, 2011, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a major report, Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, with never-before documented information on the group and its operations. Part Three of the report release event features Richard Danzig, Marc Sageman, Lloyd Hough and Terrance Leighton answering questions from the audience.
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Audio: Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons
Date: 07/28/2011Media: Audio| more |On July 28, 2011, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a major report, Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, with never-before documented information on the group and its operations. Listen to the audio from the report release event here.