a small town in oregon is the target of the first bio terrorist attack in u.s. history. >> you're at the mercy of evil mind. >> what happened outside portland 30 years ago. the deadliest attack on japanese soil raises questions on how easy it is for terrorists to get their hands on toxic chemicals.

and preparing for the worse, basic bio chemical defense training army style. all straight ahead on a second look. good evening and welcome to a second look. i'm gasia mikaelian. the threat of poisoned gas and bilogical weapons have been faced by troops on the battlefield. almost 100 years ago, world war i was known as the chemist war as chlorine and muster gas was used by both sides. last year president obama said syria admitted to using poisoned gas against its own people to wipe out opposition forces and last month the new york times revealed that american soldiers were exposed to thousands of abandoned chemical weapons in iraq. we will look at the use of chemical weapons in war later on but we begin with the use of buy logical weapons obtained by

terrorist organizations. bilogical weaponed had been used here in the united states. members of a cult in oregon tried to poison an entire town by the federal government kept it quiet. randy shandobil first brought us this story in 2001. >> america's first incident of mass bio terrorism hit suddenly. 18miles east of portland in the city of dowel. >> i've never been any sicker than that. >> horrible stomach cramps. >> reporter: cramped that sickened 463 people many had to be hospitalized. it was 1984 and the salmonella outbreak sickened many. officials unable to determine the source called investigators

from the cdc. the centers from disease control who found a common link. all of the people had eaten at salad bars in 10 local restaurants. >> you know it all but killed the restaurant business here in town. >> reporter: most of those restaurants closed was it wasn't until a year later, investigators found the true source of the outbreak, a few members of a religious cult deliberately poisoned the salad bars. >> they were basically hitting us with a squirt gun of some sort and just spraying it. >> reporter: but why? a couple of years earlier we were there as the rajnisies all wearing the color red started building their own city. the city tried to stop them because the land was zoned for farming. cult leader accused the state

of religious intolerance and started arming some of the cults 100,000 members with rifles. >> you tell your government, your attorney general and all your bigotist. if they touch any of our people, i'll have for every one of our members i'll have 15 of their hands and i mean business. >> reporter: the cult moved their members to one town to take it over. even changed its name. and then cult leaders launched a plan to take control of the entire county and elect their own commissioners by fixing the election. by making voters sick. >> they wanted to see if they could take us away from the polling place on election day. >> reporter: the salad bar poisoning were a dry run.

but because city officials got suspicious, the rashnisis never the launched their real plan. poisoning the water supply. officials found salmonella test tubes in bunkers and cult members confess. this is what was rashniferus now. the discovery made headlines in oregon but for the most part was ignored elsewhere. federal health officials now say that at the time they were afraid that if they alerted the national meet ya, it could have triggered copy cats. it was only after a japanese cult killed 12 people by spraying poisonous gas into the subway system that the cdc finally published its findings

saying that americans should get prepared but since the case was so old, no one took notice. >> despite what happened here, same thing could happen right here in this same town tomorrow. >> absolutely. absolutely. you're at the mercy of evil minds. >> reporter: people here say they not only learned about bio terror they also learned about how terrorism can cause people to hate and mistrust other ethnic groups and religions. even though the attacks were launched by just a few. >> you know you wouldn't even wear red clothing during those times for fear that somebody might think you're a rashnese. >> i am so sorry that this happened to them. >> reporter: songede told us that the vast majority were appalled that paula tried to poison the town they had no

idea . it was a small secret group he says but they all got blamed. >> it's like they hate me and they don't even know me. i feel this is what america is facing. we're hated and attacked and people are killing us just because we're americans. >> reporter: and some americans now hate all muslims just because they're muslim. still to come on a second look -- a chilling attack on the tokyo subway. the release of a toxic gas right during the morning commute. and troops train for a possible chemical attack. nest protect is the best smoke alarm. you can check it with your phone from anywhere.

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welcome back to a second look. tonight the use of bilogical

and chemical weaponry. it was in november that members of a cult attacked the subway. >> reporter: on march 20, 1985 japanese terrorists carried off a devastating attack. releasing gas into the subway system. 10 people died, thousands of injured a whole nation was frightened. it was an alarming demonstration of how a small group of fanatical man could affect millions. >> i feel like my eyes are compressed. like there's no blood going to my eyes. before i was dizzy. >> i don't feel anything now,

but five minutes after i felt very dizzy. >> reporter: and his real name is masa moto. subsequent raids on the group found information that was even more astounding than the attack. other terrorist attacks. the group sprayed botulism, they sprayed anthrax from the roof of a building in downtown tokyo. after numerous mistakes by alm, both these attacks failed but they should have been a wake up to the world that the era of

bio terrorism was here. >> you need quite an extensive injection of manpower. >> reporter: i think masimoto according to some reports that i've seen had strong ties with groups in the former soviet union and even planned to carry out some kind of attack, gas attacks here in san francisco. >> reporter: down terrorists had made lists of possible tarts targets in the u.s. one of those targets was the b.a.r.t. system here in the bay area. where could the terrorists obtain the bio chemicals? that's the scary part. they just bought it from a university lab. authorities freely sold germ agents to anyone claiming to

have a scientific reason. research labs used them to develop vaccines. in 1996 congress passed tough new rules regulating the distribution of dangerous pathogens. but this may have been locking the barn after the horse is stolen. in the 1980s, human pathogens, microbes cultured at stem banks were shipped to iraq. it wasn't until 1989 that the u.s. cut off shipments of germs to iraq, iran, libya and syria. if those nations have developed arsenals of buy logical weapons, u.s. labs and germ banks unintentionally helped them do it. even today germ banks sell microbes freely. even if that changes tomorrow, there's already enough elicit germ material around to kill

and injure millions. in many cases its whereabouts is unknown. anthrax is not infectious and most can be treated if detected early. the same cannot be said of the ebola virus or smallpox just to name a few of the viruses that are ready passed from person to person, have no known treatment and usually result in death. these microbes have the potential to devastate whole populations. so far terrorists haven't figured out how to grow and use them. we can pray that they won't or that we get them before they get us. the trial of mosimoto and other cult leaders is still going on six years after the crime. mosimoto is utterly distaintful of the trial proceedings and sleeps through them. he was sentenced to death by hanging. he currently remains on death row awaiting his execution. when we come back on a second look, the army trains

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welcome back to a second look. the largest chemical weapons attack claimed the lives of dozens of women, men and children. it was march 16, 1988 when curdish commanders say iraqi aircrafts dropped chemicals on the town of halabja. as many as 5,000 people were killed the majority of the victims were women and children. in 2003 after saddam hussein was captured, -- >> reporter: in 1988, saddam's

planes decented on this valley and dropped poison bombs due to opposition to hussein's reign. you can see how people think about saddam, walking on pictures of him as they walk into the memorial. mannequins show how people were found. only muhammad ali was caught on camera with his family dead or dying around him. >> i spent the most horrible life of my life that night. i become blind i couldn't see anything. all i know is i spent the rest of the night on the step with my family. >> reporter: many people here are still suffering from terrible effects of the gas attack. they also have problems making

ends meet because of it. other temps continue temps -- other towns continue to shun their produce because they believe it is still poisoned. they plan to make a memorial overlooking the town. and strong feelings about what should happen to saddam now that he is captured. >> death doesn't mean anything to him, we want to see him if prison for the rest of his life. >> we want the world to bring saddam here to be submitted to the court. he should be given to the surviving victims so that every day we can cut parts of his flesh. >> they will never forget 15 years ago when saddam's planes came. david piper, fox news. a new york times investigation published last month suggests that chemical weapons including serin and gas

must still remain in iraq. american and iraqi troops found 5,000 chemical weapons between 2004 and 2011. all had been manufactured before 1991. military reports suggest that not all the weapons were destroyed after they were found. additionally the times report said at least 17 american service members and seven iraqi police officers were exposed to chemical agents after the fall of saddam hussein in 2003. one of those incidents was the subject of a 2004 report by randy shandobil. >> american commanders reveal that over the weekend u.s. troops discovered an iraqi artillery shell. two officials suffered contact with the chemical.

if confirmed it would be the first evidence of a banned weapon of mass destruction. saddam said that he had destroyed all weapons. >> it was believed to be an ordinary artillery shell. >> reporter: was this an overlooked remnant or was saddam lying? is there a hidden stockpile of weapons. the pentagon says it's investigating. when we come back on a second look. >> struggling to breathe. women army recruits get a stinging lesson in the power of chemical agents. of shaving stuff. and thankfully, being able to find backups. a broader mix of energies, world needs

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lifeand thankfully, of shaving stuff. being able to find backups. welcome back to a second look. fort mclellan alabama was lange home to the chemical center and

school. there men and women suited up and trained with toxic agents. gary matsumoto took part in that training. >> reporter: the army opened its defense taping here at fort mclelan. the instructors used real cm and real serin. today the air force, 23 officers enlisted men and women. and one civilian. >> mr. mosomoto will learn everything he need to learn from his protective gear to what he will actually do when he goes inside to conduct the training. the procedures he will follow. the equipment he will be using as well as what to use in the event of an emergency. he's the first journalist to actually participate in toxic

agent training. >> reporter: rule number one, watch out when the army tells you to close your eyes. >> okay. >> reporter: you have to pass two of the sniff tests. this one is easier. there's a blood test before and after exposure. they like to needle you here in one ways than one. >> the haircut is not quite where it should be. >> reporter: the levity helps ease the tension. but behind some of the smiles are clenched teeth. the muster gas used in world war i caused more than a million casualties. so horrific was the suffering that allied -- allies banned

the use. the chemical agents more lethal these days. one last check. chemists mixed a small batch of vf. the instructors squeezed it in tiny droplets. the consistency of baby oil, it's hard to imagine that contact with one's skin could eliminate. we've been in our suit for three hours but we resist any urge to even tug at our clothes. >> with a hyper dermic needle

15 drops was enough to kill thousands. >> reporter: the army's perfect record here is still intact. 43,000 military personnel u.n. inspectors, white house officials, local police and firefighters have safely completed this training. not all the chemical and bilogical training uses these deadly chemicals. so does the army. >> no go. no go. go. >> then it's time for the gas

chamber. inside percolating is a mixture of tear gas and alcohol. this stuff will get your attention and make you blind with mis misery in the process. the recruit enters the chamber with gas masks on. inside they must remove the masks and engage in a short conversation with the drill master which of course keeps his mask on the entire time. here is what happens next. >> hold your arms up. hold your arms up. close your eyes, close your eyes. keep them closed. keep going, keep going. hold your arms up. >> let many go. >> how bad is it? >>here's a sampling taking a few moments later. >> great, great i liked it. >> i didn't like it at all.

>> how was it. >> you can't breathe. if they tell you to stop you can't move or anything. i didn't like it at all. >> very good sir. i didn't mind

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