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Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2011-FY2012
“This article includes an updated assessment of the proportion of biodefense funding provided for programs that address multiple scientific, public health, healthcare, national security, and international security issue in addition to biodefense. The FY2012 federal budget for civilian biodefense totals $6.42 billion. Of that total, $5.78 billion (90%) is budgeted for programs that have both Read More »
- June 29, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Commentary, Report, and 2001-2025
Is this Paper Dangerous? Balancing Secrecy and Openness in Counterterrorism
This document analyzes the question of “when should government share private information that may be useful to terrorists? Policy makers’ answer to this question has been typically been “it is dangerous to share information that can potentially help terrorists.” Unfortunately, this incomplete response has motivated a detrimental increase in the amount of information government keeps Read More »
- June 29, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Commentary, and 2001-2025
Analyzing a Bioterror Attack on the Food Supply: The Case of Botulinum Toxin in Milk
The authors of this document have developed a “mathematical model of a cows-to-consumers supply chain associated with a single milk-processing facility that is the victim of a deliberate release of botulinum toxin. Because centralized storage and processing lead to substantial dilution of the toxin, a minimum amount of toxin is required for the release to Read More »
- June 29, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Commentary, Report, and 2001-2025
Degradation of Biological Weapons Agents in the Environment: Implications for Terrorism Response
This document is an investigative report on the “impact on effective terrorism response of the viability degradation of biological weapons agents in the environment” and briefly reviews “the scientific understanding and modeling of agent environmental viability degradation.” It also provides an analysis of the “time behavior and sensitivity of four mathematical models that are used Read More »
- June 29, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Commentary, and 2001-2025
Pathogens as Weapons: The International Security Implications of Biological Warfare
“A rich literature already exists on the history and capabilities of biological weapons. In addition, the security studies community has begun to pay increased attention to the threat posed by these weapons. Few attempts have been made, however, to apply theories from the field of security studies to assess the broader international security implications of Read More »
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