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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division(s) within MFA with a role or interest in biosecurity: Unit for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation The Unit is responsible for arms control policy and general arms control issues, multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation, control of nuclear non-proliferation and ban on chemical and biological weapons, issues

July 8, 2010
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Ministry of Defence Division(s) within MOD with a role or interest in biosecurity: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) leads the science and technology (S&T) sector’s response to the Ministry of Defence’s current and future needs. Dstl maximises the impact of S&T for defence and security requirements, working Read More »

June 29, 2010
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