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Seventh Review Conference of Biological Weapons Convention Adopts Final…

(IEWY News) The Biological Weapons Convention opened for signature in 1972 and entered into force in 1975. It prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, retention, stockpiling and use of biological and toxin weapons and is a key element – along …

December 29, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, Biosafety, Bioterrorism, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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David Hoffman: On biology: promise and peril

(Foreign Policy) We live in an age of breathtaking advances in the life sciences. Achievements in sequencing, or plotting the genetic blueprint of an organism, have been astounding, and may lead to great benefits in public health and medicine. But biological research can be dual-use: that which improves the lot of mankind can also be Read More »

December 29, 2011
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Biological Weapons Convention Conference Issues Final Document

(Global Security Newswire) The seventh review conference for the Biological Weapons Convention ended on Thursday with a call for all member states to demonstrate their adherence to the accord’s rules, the United Nations announced. Participating states agreed to a revised reporting document that nations would submit annually as a means of promoting confidence that their Read More »

December 26, 2011
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India Seeks Remote-Controlled Robot for WMD Monitoring

(Global Security Newswire) India’s Defense Research and Development Organization has undertaken a $94.8 million effort to develop remote-controlled robots for various missions, including monitoring of WMD agents, the Times of India reported on Tuesday. “We are in discussion with the army to finalize the UGV [unmanned ground vehicle] program soon,” S. Sundaresh, DRDO chief controller Read More »

December 21, 2011
| Filed under South Asia, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Biological Weapons Under Review at the BTWC

(Stimson News) The Seventh Review Conference of the Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention (BTWC) is currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland, through December 22. At this meeting, countries are discussing a range of issues concerning the BTWC, which is one of two treaties that govern efforts by the international community to prevent an attack with a Read More »