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February 11, 2009:
Chapter on Jihadists and Chemical Weapons in new book "Jihadists and Weapons of Mass Destruction" published by CRC Press.
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April 8, 2008:
Article in April issue of WMD Insights looking at new legislation in US Congress addressing chemical facility security.
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March 6, 2008:
Article in March issue of WMD Insights looking at new concerns about chemical weapons dumped in the Baltic Sea sixty years ago in the aftermath of WW2.
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February 12, 2008:
New article published in WMD Insights. A review and analysis of public statements by U.S. intelligence agencies on the status and capabilities of Iran's alleged offensive chemical warfare program.
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Publications

This page provides a partial list of my publications to date. Most of them are available on the internet for viewing or downloading but please feel free to contact the author. Although much of my recent work has been focused on chemical weapons I have also produced work dealing with other proliferation issues that is not publicly available.

Articles

Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2008 Advances in U.S. House of Representatives in WMD Insights, No. 24 April 2008.

Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons: An Old Problem Resurfaces in WMD Insights, No. 23 March 2008.

“Iran’s First-Generation Chemical Weapons Evaporate, as Certainty Declines in U.S. Intelligence Reports” in WMD Insights, No. 22 February 2008.

“Iraq Moves Toward CWC Accession” in WMD Insights, No. 21 December 2007.

“Explosion at Syrian Military Facility: A Chemical Weapons Accident?” in WMD Insights, No. 20 November 2007.

“Sri Lankan Government alleges Tamil Tigers preparing for Chemical Warfare” in WMD Insights, No. 19 October 2007.

“Kurdish Political Party Alleges Turkish Military Using Chemical Weapons” in WMD Insights, No. 19 October 2007.

"Australia Establishes 1,000 Mile Nautical Zone," in Asian Export Control Observer, No. 5 December 2004, pp. 18-19.

"Australia Group’s Plenary Meeting Marks the Organization’s Twentieth Anniversary; Dual-Use Biological Equipment Control List Expanded," in Asian Export Control Observer, No. 7 April 2005, pp. 11-12.

"Malaysia and Bangladesh Planning to Enact Legislation to Control Dangerous Chemicals," in Asian Export Control Observer, No. 5 December 2004, pp. 13-14.

Book Chapters

‘Jihadists and Chemical Weapons’ in Jihadists and Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Growing Threat, (Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2009) pp. 131-152, with Mr. Michael Moodie.

‘Nuclear Proliferation at the Crossroads: Challenges of the Post-Cold War Era’ in Nuclear Developments in South Asia and the Future of Global Arms Control, (Wellington: Center for Strategic Studies, 2001) pp. 163-181.

Conference Papers

Chemical Terrorism: including Observations on the use of Industrial Chemicals, Invited presentation to Puxy Wind Tabletop Exercise, Sherwood Hall, Salinas California, 11 July 2007.

Chem-Bio Engagement Scenario Space, Chem-Bio Engagement Scenarios, and the CBRN Data Model,Presentation to the Chemical and Bioloigcal Information Systems (CBIS) 2007 Conference, with Dr. Stephen Helmreich, 11 January 2007

Coordinating CB Engagement Scenarios with the CBRN Data Model, Presentation to the Chemical and Bioloigcal Information Systems (CBIS) 2005 Conference, with Dr. Stephen Helmreich and Mr. Sundara Vadlamudi, 26 October 2005.

Factors Motivating Attacks on Food Systems, Presentation to the Food Safety and Defense Conference, Freeborn Hall, University of California at Davis, 9 June 2005.

Panel Chair, Conference on Nuclear Proliferation and Conflict Escalation in South Asia: Implications for Global Arms Control and Regional Security, University of Auckland (NZ), 24-25 March 2000.

Reports

“Chemical Weapons,” in Report on CBRN Terrorism, (San Jose: CETIS Research, 2006), pp. 124-152.