Presented by: Weapons of Mass Destruction While the risk that terrorists will use weapons of mass destruction is increasing, so is apathy.

It is clear to me that globalization has pushed the capacity to build a nuclear, biological or chemical weapon of mass destruction into more hands, into more countries, and into more corners of the globe than any other point in human history.

Brian Finlay, The Stimson Center

Although some people believe the death of bin Laden has significantly reduced the likelihood that terrorists will develop, build, or steal a weapon of mass destruction and use it against the U.S., this may be wishful thinking. In fact, the risk may actually be growing, as more countries and even individuals gain the capacity to build weapons as a direct result of the globalization of advanced technologies. Today, proliferation can be as easily facilitated in the developing world as it is in the developed world. Instead of becoming complacent, governments around the world must be extremely attentive to this threat, and businesses should play a growing role in helping to ensure that sensitive technologies do not fall into the wrong hands.

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