The fight against terrorism, including its medical aspects is one of the most pressing issues of the new century. Terrorism definitely has many aspects.

The use of Sarin during the terrorist act in Tokyo and the city of Matsumoto in Japan, as well as the use of Anthrax and other agents for terrorist goals showed that the weapons of mass destruction can also be used in times of peace. Nuclear weapons when used by terrorists are endangering them, and, on the contrary, chemical and biological agents could be used for terrorist actions with no danger for the terrorists. Moreover, chemical and biological weapons can be created quite easily. The importance of chemical weapons also increases due to the fact that during terrorist acts on plants and other industrial facilities, a lot of toxic chemicals, including such chemicals that could be synthesized under the conditions of the terrorist act and that could cause fire or explosion, could be released. In such an accident, the act of terrorism turns into mass traumatism. Lastly, chemical and biological weapons are becoming easier to be carried around and more difficult to be found.

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