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Operations john richardson. field tests of the pentagon letters indicated the possible presence of ricin. >> these cases usually are easy to solve, because people who put substances like this in the mail arent very sophisticated. >> reporter: but tonight, the pentagons spokesman says the letters appear to only contain castor bean seeds, which has to be processed in order to be turned into ricin. still, authorities are being extremely careful and charges could be filed if it is determined that th...

That you made about just contact, would be a danger. because it is not going to penetrate skin. conceivably, it could get through an open sore or an abrasion. >> how easy is it -- probably getting the information from the internet, from manuals and so on. how easy is it for somebody, a regular joe in the street to sit down, get on the computer, go to his local store and create deadly ricin? >> unfortunately, it is easier than a lot of other potential bio-agents, and that is because it comes from...

Particular size. this is referred to as weaponizing it and this is a challenging process. that part isnt easy to do. you can find it because it comes from the castor bean pretty readily but to make it into a situation where you actually breathe it in is not easy. >> why is it so hard to determine if it is in fact ricin, this letter laced with suspected material going to president obama, going to senator wicker of mississippi? preliminary tests showed it tested positive for ricin. theyve sent it ...

As the castor bean as a plant, it is a biological material. we generally think of bioattacks as coming from bacteria or fungi like anthrax or small pox. but ricin is easily available in terms of the potential for making it into a dangerous material and weapon but it has not been used extensively by any means. >> what are the symptoms if exposed to ricin? its a series -- first of all, the effects of ricin, the toxin, is effectively a neuro toxin. it begins to shut down your nervous system. someth...