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Bioethics and Biological Weapons
Science, 1998Biological weapons, whether wielded by the military forces of nations or by terrorists, will continue to pose a serious threat to international security for the foreseeable future. Although access to toxic material and pathogenic strains of microorganisms is restricted, covert traffic in such agents is as difficult to control as that of illegal drugs ...
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Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 2010
Biological weapons are weapons of mass destruction that use pathogens (bacteria, viruses) or the toxins produced by them to target living organisms or to contaminate non-living substances. In the past, biological warfare has been repeatedly used. Anthrax, plague and smallpox are regarded as the most dangerous biological weapons by various institutions.
K, Kerwat, S, Becker, H, Wulf, D, Densow
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Biological weapons are weapons of mass destruction that use pathogens (bacteria, viruses) or the toxins produced by them to target living organisms or to contaminate non-living substances. In the past, biological warfare has been repeatedly used. Anthrax, plague and smallpox are regarded as the most dangerous biological weapons by various institutions.
K, Kerwat, S, Becker, H, Wulf, D, Densow
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2005
Many toxins and replicating agents have the potential for malevolent use. Of prime concern is the use of agents or toxins that would affect large populations. Delivery of these agents through food or water is of concern but is restricted by the quantity of agent required, thus limiting use to objectives where less than mass morbidity is intended ...
Ross D. LeClaire, M. Louise M. Pitt
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Many toxins and replicating agents have the potential for malevolent use. Of prime concern is the use of agents or toxins that would affect large populations. Delivery of these agents through food or water is of concern but is restricted by the quantity of agent required, thus limiting use to objectives where less than mass morbidity is intended ...
Ross D. LeClaire, M. Louise M. Pitt
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Science, 1998
The current negotiations in Geneva to develop a legally binding instrument to strengthen the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) are likely to result in an international declaration and inspection regime. This regime could have implications for both academic and industrial research, development, and production sites. In a recent Policy
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The current negotiations in Geneva to develop a legally binding instrument to strengthen the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) are likely to result in an international declaration and inspection regime. This regime could have implications for both academic and industrial research, development, and production sites. In a recent Policy
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JAMA, 1997
The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), which prohibits the acquisition of biological materials for hostile purposes and armed conflict, entered into force in 1975 and now has the participation of 140 nations (158 nations have signed the BWC, but only 140 of these have also ratified it).
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The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), which prohibits the acquisition of biological materials for hostile purposes and armed conflict, entered into force in 1975 and now has the participation of 140 nations (158 nations have signed the BWC, but only 140 of these have also ratified it).
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Trends in Biotechnology, 2001
Australian scientists got more than they bargained for when they inadvertently increased the lethality of a mouse virus – thereby providing the knowledge by which to produce more potent biological weapons. The aim of the work was to produce a biological control agent against mice whose voracious appetites cause billions of dollars damage to crops and ...
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Australian scientists got more than they bargained for when they inadvertently increased the lethality of a mouse virus – thereby providing the knowledge by which to produce more potent biological weapons. The aim of the work was to produce a biological control agent against mice whose voracious appetites cause billions of dollars damage to crops and ...
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African Security Review, 2005
The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) underpins the international regime to control biological weapons. The strength of the treaty however relies on national implementation. The first step for many states party to the Convention is drafting appropriate national laws and regulations. So far, 32 countries in Africa are signatory to the BTWC.
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The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) underpins the international regime to control biological weapons. The strength of the treaty however relies on national implementation. The first step for many states party to the Convention is drafting appropriate national laws and regulations. So far, 32 countries in Africa are signatory to the BTWC.
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Biological weapons: An increasing threat
Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 1997The background to the risk of biological warfare is examined with particular reference to recent developments in biotechnology and genetic engineering. The provisions of and problems with the Biological Weapons Convention are discussed, with particular reference to verification.
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The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction was opened for signature by the world’s nations on April 10, 1972. The goal of the Biological Weapons Convention, as it is commonly known, was, and remains, to rid the world of biological weapons ...
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