1. In your opinion, how likely is it that the nightmare scenario described by Scott P. Layne and Michael H. Sommer will happen? Can you imagine other possible scenarios involving biological warfare that are more or less probable? Defend your answer with evidence from the viewpoints in this chapter.
2. Gregg Easterbrook argues that public perceptions of biological weapons have been shaped more by novels and movies rather than real events, which have been much less dramatic. After reading his viewpoint, do you agree or disagree with his criticism? Does the fact that a bioterrorist scenario is described in a science fiction novel make it a less worthy candidate of concern? Explain why or why not.
3. Americans are feeling anxious about a biological weapons attack in part because of the media, according to Henry I. Miller and Sherri Ferris. What evidence do they provide to back...