There have been countless terrorist attacks across the country. Vicious groups or terrorists responsible for these attacks have been apprehended thanks to supporting evidence and the cooperation of rogue members; nevertheless, many groups remain untouchable and cause chaos. As senior chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) NCOs, we must be trained and ready to deal with any type of attack. Throughout history, it is clear that terrorist groups have relied more heavily on biological warfare due to the ease of acquisition and potentially lethal effects on intended victims. However, not all biological attacks are successful, and the Aum Shinrikyo sect's miserable attempt to disperse airborne anthrax would have been catastrophic if executed properly. Before we discuss the failed attempt to release the anthrax biological agent in Kameido, let's start with the sect responsible for the fear. and biological attacks in Tokyo, Japan (Rosenau, 2001). The Aum Shinrikyo sect was created and led by a blind yoga teacher named Shoko Asahara and the sect's name is derived from meditation and "supreme truth" (Walton, 2010). Asahara dedicated his life to the ultra practice of meditation and spirituality. He led many followers to believe that nuclear war would come to Japan; therefore they had to develop their own type of defensive weapons (Walton, 2010). Asahara's leadership was more than manipulative. Surprisingly, he inspired several influential and respected people, such as government officials, police officers, and scientists, to join his organization (Walton, 2010). Anthrax was not Aum Shinrikyo's first failed attempt at a bioweapon and certainly...... middle of paper ......The vengeance directed against all should end, in especially when the process of developing such a dangerous weapon fails. Works Cited Meyer, R. (2004). The psychological effects of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) on military and civilian personnel (Publication No. CR-04-10). Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD: Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center. Rosenau, W. (2001). Aum Shinrikyo's biological weapons program: why did it fail? Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 24, 289-301. Takahashi, H., Keim, P., Kaufmann, A., Keys, C., Smith, K., Taniguchi, K., Inouye, S. and Kurata, T. . (2004). Bacillus anthracis incident, kameido, Tokyo, 1993. Emerging Infectious Disease, 10(1), 117-120. Walton, T. (2010). The challenges of intelligence analysis: lessons from 1300 BCE to the present. New York, New York: Cambridge University Press.