Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

The Use of Chemical Weapons in the Tokyo Subway Attack Japan has long enjoyed the enviable reputation of being one of the safest nations in the world. The country has one of the world lowest rates for murder and other violent crime, and the Japanese National Police Agency and local Police forces are often praised as a model of law enforcement efficiency. Tokyo enjoys one of the cleanest, safest and most efficient subway networks in the world. Trains run on precise schedules and accommodate

year 1995, Tokyo, Japan faced its largest CBRN attack when members of the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo dropped several bags of liquid sarin on different subway trains during rush hour. In total, sixteen people died as well as six thousands suffered from the effects of sarin gas (Alfred, March 2015). Sarin was developed in 1930 by Nazi Germany and is still one of the most deadliest nerve agents (Alfred, March 2015). According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Sarin is odorless

AUM SHINRIKYO AND THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE 1995 TOKYO SUBWAY SARIN ATTACKS SSG JENNIFER A. BALLARD CBRN SLC CLASS 03-13 SGL: SFC MACRI   Abstract This paper will explore research results done through the internet and through published books on the background of the cult group Aum Shinrikyo, now known as the group Aleph, and several other Sarin gas attacks, to include the terrorist attack on the Tokyo subway on 20 March 1995. There is a lot of speculation and questions surrounding this cult group

The attacks on the Tokyo subway system in 1995 employed Sarin gas, which is a chemical nerve agent developed by the Nazis in World War II (Japanese Sarin Cult, 2008). Sarin gas targets the nervous system and exhibits a fatal enzyme called acetylcholinesterase (AChE). This enzyme degrades the signaling molecule that is responsible for multiple functions in the human body to including cognitive functioning and the triggering of muscle contractions. “When exposed to the nerve agent Sarin, the victim’s

Roughly nineteen years ago, on March 20th 1995, five Tokyo subway lines underwent a chemical attack which involved the deadly poison known as sarin. This was considered to be the biggest catastrophe Japan had seen since World War II. When the gas was released thousands of daily subway goer’s mornings took an awful turn. This violent terrorist act killed thirteen people, left 50 severely injured, and thousands with temporary vision problems. The perpetrators had fled the scene with no trace. Although

have been in contact with them and we don’t even realize it. According to Merriam Webster, a cult is a religious group that is not part of an accepted religion because their beliefs are seen as extreme and/or dangerous. Cults have carried out many attacks and have caused many deaths due to their beliefs. Cult leaders are the controllers that have the reins to their followers’ minds. They can brainwash them into believing and doing whatever they desire in order to feel power. Many people have gone

capital of Tokyo was fell victim to a chemical agent attack by the terrorist group Aum Shinriko. The group, which at its high water mark, numbered an estimated 50,000 members after the attack, was found to have been able to produce enough sarin to kill more than four million people. (Wright 2008) Members of this group, faithfully followed the orders of their leader Shoko Asahara and launched the chemical attacks against civilians in the Tokyo subway system. Twelve people were killed by the gas, and thousands

The Aum Supreme Truth, an Armageddonist cult in Japan, is an example of a group that used a chemical agent to give the illusion that the world was nearing the end. The purpose for the use of sarin gas in the Tokyo subway system was to fulfill the prophecy of the cult leader Shoko Asahara.      Despite the motives of a terrorist organization, the access to weapons of mass destruction is just around the corner. With the breakdown

Gill Table of Contents Abstract Pg. 3 Chizuo Matsumoto, aka Asahara Shoko Pg. 4 Syncretism Pg. 4 The early years: 1984-1989 Pg. 4 Organizational Goals and the Means of Achieving Them Pg. 5 Recruitment Pg. 6 Examples of Violent Attacks Pg. 7 The Split Pg. 9 Conclusion Pg. 10 References Pg. 12 Abstract The insurgency group of interest for this research paper is that of Chizuo Matsumoto, aka Asahara Shoko, and the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo. The reason behind

Since from the beginning and as far as the eye can see, cults have been and will continue to be part of human life. These small religious groups can happen anywhere and have been the cause of much debate and interest. For humans have an innate need to know why things are the way they are. Cults for one have done some rather unmoral things that lead the people to ask, "Why did they do it?" The People 's Temple, Aum Shinrikyo, and Ku Klux Klan are extraordinary examples of wicked cults that begged