The Cult at the End of the World: The
Terrifying Story of the Aum
Doomsday Cult, from the Subways of
Tokyo to the Nuclear Arsenals of
Russia by David E. Kaplan
Spectacular
The brave new age of postmillennium terror is awakening and its harbinger
is Aum Supreme Truth: a Japan-based global web of wired, technically
expert New Age zealots armed with biologial weapons, driven by an
apocalyptic vision of unprecedented destruction. With compelling
immediacy, this book tells the terrifying story the cult reponsible for the
Tokyo subway nerve gas attack, offering a revealing profile of its founder
and leader, Shoko Asahara.

Personal Review: The Cult at the End of the World: The
Terrifying Story of the Aum Doomsday Cult, from the Subways
of Tokyo to the Nuclear Arsenals of Russia by David E. Kaplan
This book is a wake-up call that cults can be both kooky and exceptionally
dangerous at the same time. We dismiss their rants at our own peril. The
book culminates with the sarin attacks of 1995, most of the book describes
how Aum and its bizarre leader acquired scientific talent, money and
facilities. Surprising to most will be the ties that Aum had to Russia.
Useful for professionals engaged in CBRN protection, this book gives the
reader a feel for how easy it was for the cult to synthesize Sarin, VX and
some biological strains.
Was this a one-time unfortunate confluence of money, crazy ideology, and
lax governmental oversight that will never be repeated? Or is it a blue-
print for future terrorism, cults and extremists? The reader can form his or
her own opinion, the author refrains from injecting personal opinion which
is refreshing.
Because the impact of this attack still echoes across the world and has
resulted in application of billions of dollars of US Government funding
towards homeland security, a thorough understanding of the event is
necessary for homeland defense and CBRN professionals. Highly
recommended.
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