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It’s Biological Weapons That Keep James Steinberg Up at Night

(The Atlantic) The former Deputy Secretary of State rightly notes that they’re arguably more terrifying than even nuclear weapons. The panel, “Technology of War: What Does the War of the Future Look Like,” mirrored the larger discussion of those subjects in American media: it focused on drones and cyber-warfare, and understandably so, for those are  Read More »

Planned “Centers of Excellence” Aim to Lower WMD Threat

(Global Security Newswire) Governments seeking to reduce threats from WMD substances could receive assistance from eight “centers of excellence” now being developed, four specialists indicated on Friday at the United Nations in New York. The organizations would serve in part to advance consistent regulations aimed at enabling improved exchanges of data and lessons learned within  Read More »

David Hoffman: Why did they do it?

(Foreign Policy) Looking back, one of the most unsettling phenomenon of the Cold War was the extent to which the superpowers, locked in existential confrontation, failed to see each other clearly. From the bomber and missile “gaps” of the 1950s to the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, the so-called “window of vulnerability” of the late  Read More »

EU Sets Restrictions on Dual-Use Exports to Syria

(Global Security Newswire) European Union nations as of Sunday were prohibited from exporting to Syria select products that could be used in the production of chemical or biological warfare agents. The European Council on Friday signed off on a set of bans and restrictions on sales of luxury and “dual-use” items to the Middle Eastern  Read More »

Pentagon Readies Plans for Securing Syrian Chem, Bio Sites

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. armed forces have blueprinted how service members would carry out a number of potential missions related to Syria, including a possible instruction to secure sensitive chemical and biological installations in the internally embattled Middle Eastern nation, government sources said in a Thursday report by CNN. Insiders said a Defense Department  Read More »

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