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- This time line shows the increase of terrorist activities involving NBC agents. There was only one reported NBC event in the 1970s, three in the �80s, and an exponential increase of events in the �90s.

- 1972(Typhoid), 1984(Botulinum), 1984(Salmonella-751 injured), 1985(Cyanide), 1992(Cyanide), Jun.1994(Sarin-7 dead, 200 injured), Mar.1995(Ricin), Mar.1995(Sarin-12 dead, 5500 affected), Apr.1995(Sarin), Apr.-Jun.1995(Cyanide, Phosgene, Pepper Spray), May.1995(Plague), Nov.1995(Radioactive Cesium), Dec.1995(Ricin), Jun.1996(Uranium), Feb.1997(Chlorine-14 injured, 500 evacuated), Apr.1997(U235)