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This 2.5-page paper examines the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack in 1995 and if precautions could have been made and whether future attacks like this are likely to occur. There are 3 sources cited.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack, 1995 Research
Compiled by P. Giltman 8/2010 Please On March 20, 1995, a local Japanese cult
attacked the subway system at several major checkpoints in Tokyo with sarin nerve gas. The group released the nerve gas on several different trains that passed through the Japanese government
district as a statement to politicians and local authorities. The packages consisted of plastic bags filled with a chemical mix and wrapped inside newspapers. The number injured in the attacks
was just under 3,800. Of those, nearly 1,000 required hospitalization and 12 people died (Olson, 1995). Sarin has recently been classified as a weapon of mass destruction and it is
a chemical compound that is strictly used as a chemical weapon. Producing or keeping sarin is now against the law. The group who claimed responsibility for the attack was Aum
Shinrikyo which is a religious cult that was founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984. Many claim it is the most serious attack to occur on Japanese soil since the nuclear
attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II. While 15 years have passed since the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack, Japanese citizens, especially in a post 9-11 era, still
question whether precautions could have been taken to prevent these coordinated attacks and if an incident of this magnitude is likely to reoccur. Like America, Japan is becoming a more
assertive military power in support of the war on terror (Hughes, 2004). Therefore, they are stepping up efforts to not only increase a security presence at their airports and train
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