bacterial mix that will purportedly "bolster the immune system". Personal life Alibek has a wife and five children (two sons and three daughters); one of his daughters is autistic. Publications Books Alibek, Ken and Steven Handelman (1999), Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World – Told from Inside by the Man Who Ran It, Random House, . "The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It safe? Does it Work?" (2002), Reviewer. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., Institute of Medicine. Biological Threats and Terrorism: Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities (2002), Workshop Summary, Contributor. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., Institute of Medicine. Weinstein, R.S. and K. Alibek (2003), Biological and Chemical Terrorism: A Guide for Healthcare Providers and First Responders, Thieme Medical Publishing, New York. Alibek, K., et al. (2003), Biological Weapons, Bio-Prep, Louisiana. Fong, I. and K. Alibek (2005), Bioterrorism and Infectious Agents: A New Dilemma for the 21st Century, Springer. Fong, I. and K. Alibek (2006), New and Evolving Infections of the 21st Century, Springer. Book chapters "Firepower in the Lab: Automation in the Fight Against Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism" (2001), Chapter 15 of Biological Weapons: Past, Present, and Future, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., Institute of Medicine. Jane's Chem-Bio Handbook (2002), Second Edition, F. R. Sidell, W. C. Patrick, T. R. Dashiell, K. Alibek, Jane's Information Group, Alexandria, VA. K. Alibek, C. Lobanova, "Modulation of Innate Immunity to Protect Against Biological Weapon Threat" (2006). In: Microorganisms and Bioterrorism, Springer. Op-Eds The New York Times "Russia's Deadly Expertise", March 27, 1998. "Smallpox Could Still Be a Danger", May 24, 1999. The Wall Street Journal "Russia Retains Biological Weapons Capability", February, 2000. "Bioterror: A Very Real Threat", October, 2001. The Washington Post "Anthrax under the Microscope", with Matthew Meselson, November 5, 2002. Selected Congressional Testimony Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, May 1998: "Terrorist and Intelligence Operations: Potential Impact on the US Economy" Testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, June, 1999 Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, October, 1999 Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, May, 2000 Testimony before the House Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, October 2001: "Combating Terrorism: Assessing the Threat of a Biological Weapons Attack", House Serial No. 107-103 Testimony before the House Committee on International Relations, December, 2001: "Russia, Iraq, and Other Potential Sources of Anthrax, Smallpox,