- Lest we forget: A critical analysis of bioterrorist incidents, national exercises, and U.S. prevention, response, and recovery strategies

To facilitate this desire to use biological weapons, “how to” instructions are readily available. One book currently available for sale on Amazon.com is Silent Death written by Uncle Fester (Fester 1997). In this book, the author details the means of production and dissemination of various plant poisons, botulism, and ricin toxin. Many other individuals and groups have published books and websites detailing how to effectively develop biological weapons, contributing to the ease of proliferation.