FALSE PROPHET: THE AUM CULT OF TERROR

Bibliography

There are two excellent books on the sect: 

Brackett, D.W., Holy Terror Armageddon in Tokyo. New York: Weatherhill, 1996 

and 

Kaplan, David E. and Marshall, Andrew, The Cult at the End of the World. Crown Publishers, 1996.

A number of online sources were also used:

Smithson, Amy E. and Levy, Leslie Anne, "Ataxia: The Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat and the U.S. Response." Henry L. Stimson Center.

New Scientist Archive -- www.newscientist.com

Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies

"Global Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Case Study on the Aum Shinrikyo." Senate Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee  fas.org and www.fas.org/bwc/papers/aumpap.htm)

"Japanese sect was close to bioterrorism, journal says. Live anthrax found at office." Miami Herald, August 30, 2001 (available here)

Apologetics Index: a research resource on religious cults (www.gospelcom.net/apolgeticsindex/)

www.cnn.com

www.abcnews.go.com, particularly "A Lesson in Biology: 1993 Failed Biological Attacks Offer Scientists Important Lessons." October 5, 2001.

www.nytimes.com

www.washingtonpost.com

Additional information was also gleaned from various Japanese online newspapers that ran coverage of the sect, the most notable being the Japan Times and the Kyodo News.

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1. Blind Ambition
2. Metamorphosis
3. Birth Of A Guru
4. Ritual Madness
5. Holy Mountain
6. A New Age
7. Deadly Intent
8. The Challenger
9. Cult Of Death
10. Aftermath
11. Pursuit of Power
12. Weird Science
13. Russian Connection
14. Lethal Empire
15. Bio-Terror Plans
16. Bio-Terror First Attempts
17. Perfect Weapon
18. Guinea Pigs
19. A Time of War
20. Strike Force
21. Death & Betrayal
22. On Trial
23. Epilogue
24. Legal Manoeuvres
25. Alive and Well
26. Death Sentence
27. A Tribute
28. Bibliography