U.S. marks 50th anniversary of Biological Weapons Convention
The U.S. State Department Wednesday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention, an agreement ...
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Biological weapons ‘must not only be unthinkable but also impossible’
The world came together 50 years ago to ban biological weapons and in today’s volatile geopolitical climate we can ill-afford ...
An Arkansas tree cutter made a lethal biological agent. What was he using it for?
Jason Kale Clampit was sentenced to eight years in prison for making ricin, a biological weapon favored by assassins and ...
Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the ...
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UN marks 50 years of Biological Weapons Convention
The 10 states that have neither signed nor ratified the BWC are Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Israel, Kiribati, ...
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50 Years of the Biological Weapons Convention: What Comes Next?
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
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Potential for Aerosol Dissemination of Biological Weapons: Lessons from Biological Control of Insects
These data provide evidence that it is technologically feasible to disseminate biological agents from aircraft (or backpack sprayers, or truck-mounted foggers). [23,24,25,26,27] Forest protection ...
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An Arkansas tree cutter made a lethal biological agent. What was he using it for?
“This case involved an incredibly dangerous biological weapon,” said Clay Fowlkes, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. “The ricin in this case could have resulted in a ...