Bush correctly reminds us that americans were traumatised by the collapse of the twin towers in new york but also by the dispatch of envelopes containing deadly anthrax to addresses in connecticut , florida and new york .
In the fall of 2001 , at least five envelopes containing anthrax bacteria were mailed to two senators in washington and media organizations in new york city and boca raton , florida .
It can be a negotiating tactic : america threatened to employ it ( against bayer , again ) to get hold of ciprofloxacin during the anthrax scare of 2001 .
Half a century later , there is evidence that it could have been far worse ; some japanese generals proposed loading the balloons with weapons of biological warfare , to create epidemics of plague or anthrax in theunited states .
Impact : colin powell famously used a vial of " anthrax " while trying in vain to win security council support for military action in iraq , but there are times when props have been used a bit more effectively .
The company has developed a platform that has the ability to test for numerous pathogens and toxins ( anthrax , e. coli , salmonella , tuberculosis , etc. ) using a simple-to-use handheld device which generates screening results in about one hour .
That research program was one of the great secrets ofjapanduring and after world war ii : a vast project to develop weapons of biological warfare , including plague , anthrax , cholera and a dozen other pathogens .