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Bio-Response Report Card
“The idea for this report card project began late last year, when we asked ourselves the question, “If the nation is unprepared for a biological attack, what more can we do?” Since 2001, the United States government has spent more than $65 billion on biodefense, and yet it has done so without an end-to-end, strategic Read More »
- January 24, 2012
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
Sixth BWC Review Conference Briefing Book
The British American Security Information Council (BASIC), the Harvard Sussex Program (HSP) and the Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) prepared a Briefing Book for the BWC Sixth Review Conference 2006. The conference was held between 20 November – 8 December 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland. The book was launched at a panel discussion hosted Read More »
- January 20, 2012
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Other, Treaty, and 2001-2025
BWC Daily Reports and Briefing Notes
In conjunction with the BioWeapons Prevention Project, Richard Guthrie has been producing daily reports from the inter-governmental meetings of the Biological Weapons Convention since 2006. In addition, it has become established practice for States Parties to the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) to meet every five years to review the operation of the Convention, taking Read More »
- January 20, 2012
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Other, Treaty, and 2001-2025
Seventh BWC Review Conference Briefing Book
This Briefing Book is intended to assist participants in the Seventh Review Conference for the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention. The Seventh BWC Review Conference will be held from 5 to 22 December 2011 in Geneva. The Briefing Book contains relevant key documents. This volume follows a similar layout to the Sixth BWC Review Conference Briefing Read More »
- January 18, 2012
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Other, Treaty, and 2001-2025
Nonfederal Capabilities Should Be Considered in Creating a National Biosurveillance Strategy
The nation is at risk for a catastrophic biological event. The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act directed GAO to report on biosurveillance–to help detect and respond to such events–at multiple jurisdictional levels. In June 2010, GAO recommended that the National Security Staff lead the development of a national biosurveillance strategy, which is now Read More »
- January 15, 2012
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
