Hydrogen cyanide: low-end terrorism
Hydrogen cyanide: low-end terrorism
- 2006
In his book "the one percent doctrine" Ron Suskind refers to a hydrogen cyanide chemical attack planned for the New York subway, but abandoned on the instructions of al-Qaeda. This article explains why hydrogen cyanide is considered a low-end chemical weapon (it was used by Aum Shinrikyo in the attack on the Tokyo subway March 1995) and considers what might have prompted al-Qaeda to call off the New York attack.
HYDROGEN CYANIDE
TERRORISM--CHEMICAL WEAPONS
In his book "the one percent doctrine" Ron Suskind refers to a hydrogen cyanide chemical attack planned for the New York subway, but abandoned on the instructions of al-Qaeda. This article explains why hydrogen cyanide is considered a low-end chemical weapon (it was used by Aum Shinrikyo in the attack on the Tokyo subway March 1995) and considers what might have prompted al-Qaeda to call off the New York attack.
HYDROGEN CYANIDE
TERRORISM--CHEMICAL WEAPONS