Concepts Proposed for

Thailand's Counter Bio-Terrorism

Strategies
 Col. Piyalarp Wasuwat,
Surgeon,Department of
Emergency
Phramongkutklao Hospital
• Overview of bio-terrorism threat in
Thailand
• Requirements and challenges
• Examples from recent case-studies
• Future requirements
 General Environment
• Major world conflict: Group of the most
powerful countries VS Al Quada
• Terrorisms : major Al Quada tactic
• Intension for bio-weapons still remain
– Antrax lab in Afganistan was destroyed in
2002
– Access to previous bio-weapon stockpiles and
scientists is possible
 Previous Bio-weapons Labs

NOVA online Risk

 General Environment
• Bioterror attack and terrorist use of nuclear
weapon pose the greatest potential
catastrophic terrorist threats, with a
bioattack being more likely President Obama
• Bio-weapons available in world market
• Commercial DNA synthesis services
available in internet
 Regional Environment
• Al Quada has extended co-operation with
South East Asia’s radical groups
• Bin Laden purchased antrax from North
Korea (arranged by Moro Front,
Indonesia) in 1997 Ross E. Getman 2002
• Many ASEAN members have got
problems with radical minorities
 Local Environment
• Political policy : Neutral
• Military policy : Defensive
• Treaties and agreements : indirect effect
to be involved in such conflicts
• Tourism industrial policy leads to
convenience immigration and hibernation
• Very good path to transport WMD to target
 Ayuthaya
Mar, 2006

Bangkok
Feb 14,2012
 Bio-Terrorism Risks
• Primary target : very low
• Hibernation : high
• Passage: high
• Intension of terrorists : high
• Terrorist’s production capability : low
• Bio-weapons stockpile accessibility :
moderated
• Catastrophe : very high
 Bio-Terrorism Risks
Issue Score
Primary target 1
Hibernation 3
Passage 3
Intension 3
Production 1
Stockpile accessibility 2
Catastrophe 3
Total 16
Mean score 2.29 mod-high
 End Needed
• Thailand is not interested by terrorists to
conduct any means of bio-weapons and if
so, it can be effectively secured, control
and rapid recovered with the least
catastrophic consequence and continuity
of government and nongovernment
administration capabilities
 Concepts Proposed
• Nation soft shield
• Bio-defense preparedness
• Administrative conservation
 Nation Soft Shield
• Neutral policy: low profile in such conflicts
• Regional cooperation: Intelligent
• Allies/partners/friendship: expanded
• Information operations: engage
• Terrorist commence operation limitation
• National preparedness demonstration
• Moral operation
Neutral Policy Regional Intel.
Cooperation

Friendship
Expansion Terrorist
Commence
Operation
Limitation

Information
Operation

National
Preparedness
Demonstration
Moral Operation
 Bio-defense Preparedness
• Public awareness, alert and concern
• Information and knowledge
• Medical intelligent
• Prevention and control
• Rapid diagnosis and prompt management
• Isolation and quarantine plan
• Practical concepts of medical operations
• Critical medical resources management
 Rapid diagnosis
&
Prompt management
Quarantine
Critical medical services
 Administrative Conservation
• Maintaining continuity of Government
• Ensuring an effective response
• Public communication
• Prevention of civil unrest/law enforcement
• Economic disrupted prevention plan
• Critical logistic and transportation plan
• Border control
Unrest & flees
Logistics
 Immigration
&
Border control
 Conclusion
• Thailand has to alert and concern in
biological threats
• Counter Bio-terrorists Strategy needs to
be done
• Clear policy needs to be released
• Plans available need to be revised and
modernized
Thank you
Questions?