Jason Kale Clampit was sentenced to eight years in prison for making ricin, a biological weapon favored by assassins and terrorists.

“This case involved an incredibly dangerous biological weapon,” said Clay Fowlkes, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. “The ricin in this case could have resulted in a ...

Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the ...

In 1979, a deadly anthrax cloud swept over Sverdlovsk, killing dozens. This Soviet bio weapon leak remained hidden for years.

A Winslow man was sentenced on Thursday in federal court after being arrested in 2024 for the possession or attempted manufacturing of the poison ricin, according to court documents.

New tools and systems are available to estimate the potential impact of a biological event and predict ... responses to smallpox as a bioterrorist weapon. Emerg. Infect. Dis.

Chemical and biological warfare isn't new. Even in ancient times, war wasn't all swords and longbows. Some examples: Unrestricted use of chemical agents caused 1 million of the 26 million ...

Even before the Soviet Union tested its first atomic weapon in 1949 ... a Soviet atom bomb detonation in an American city -- or a biological or nerve gas attack -- it was unlikely unless Soviet ...