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The Scope of Biosafety and Biosecurity in Uganda
“The conclusions and recommendations in this report are the committee’s response to their charge as reflected in the Statement of Task. The Committee was asked to review and assess the current state of knowledge pertaining to the meaning and scope of biosafety and biosecurity with a view to informing both policymakers and legislators in Uganda Read More »
Controlling Dangerous Pathogens: A Prototype for Protective Oversight System
“In an effort to encourage productive discussion of [dual-use] and its implications, this monograph discusses an oversight process designed to bring independent scrutiny to bear throughout the world without exception on fundamental research activities that might plausibly generate massively destructive or otherwise highly dangerous consequences. The suggestion is that a mandatory, globally implemented process of Read More »
- June 27, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Commentary, Report, and 2001-2025
Controlling Dangerous Pathogens: A Proposed International Biosecurity System
“In the aftermath of the mousepox experiment and amidst controversy over other innovative work, (Harris, 2007) CISSM launched a multiyear effort aimed at trying to address two key questions: What types of dual-use biotechnology research pose the greatest potential danger? How can we manage the risks from such research without impeding scientific progress? To help Read More »
- June 27, 2011
- | Filed under Commentary, Report, and 2001-2025
The Threat of Agroterrorism: Economics of Bioterrorism
“Particularly worrisome, from an economic perspective, is a particular type of bioterrorism: agricultural terrorism. Agroterrorism is defined as attacks against livestock and crops, but this article will focus on livestock-targeted attacks, which, if successful, present a multibillion dollar challenge to the economy of the United States. Agroterrorism is a relatively affordable way for a terrorist Read More »
- June 27, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Commentary, Report, and 2001-2025
Assessing the Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism Threat
“The distribution of professionally prepared anthrax spores through the U.S. postal system in the weeks afterwards September 11, 2001, magnified previous concerns by orders of magnitude. In December 2002, after U.S. forces had overrun much of the territory of Afghanistan, it was discovered that the al-Qaida organization also had spent several years trying to obtain Read More »
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