Survey says: bio threat tops chem threat, equals nuke

Amy Smithson did a survey of 52 U.S. Government officials, former officials, and experts to find out their views on the biological weapons threat. The answers are in. Highlights of the CSIS report:
Biological weapons are a major threat that is viewed as somewhat increasing, greater than chemical weapons threat and, by a slim [...]

Interesting commentary on Tripoli Six

…AKA Benghazi Six. Laurie Garrett has a brief editorial in the new issue of PLoS Medicine, Six Imprisoned Health-Care Workers in Libya Are Pawns in a Far Larger Strategic Game. She offers an interesting perspective on the implications of Libya’s actions.
Libya is fortunate that Bulgaria, then a young post-communist state, did not insist [...]