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The Definition of Measurement of Dangerous Research

“Both scientists and policy-makers are increasingly recognizing the potential and pitfalls of biotechnology in regards to biosecurity. The spread of biotechnology and biological research across the globe is revealing a great deal of information on the origins of human disease and microbial pathogenesis. There is great hope that the genetic, proteomic, and metabolomic information will  Read More »

Author:
Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM)
Publish Date:
2004

Bioterrorism and the People: How to Vaccinate a City against Panic

“Bioterrorism policy discussions and response planning efforts have tended to discount the capacity of the public to participate in the response to an act of bioterrorism, or they have assumed that local populations would impede an effective response. Fears of mass panic and social disorder underlie this bias. Although it is not known how the  Read More »

Author:
Oxford University Press
Publish Date:
2002

2000 Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program Annual Report to Congress

“The national Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 1994, Public Law. 103-160, Section 1703 (50 USC 1522), mandates the coordination and integration of all Department of Defense chemical and biological (CB) defense programs. As part of this coordination and integration, the Secretary of Defense is directed to submit an assessment and a description of plans  Read More »

Author:
U.S. Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program (DoD CBDP)
Publish Date:
2000

2005 Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program Annual Report to Congress

“This Annual Report of the Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) provides information in response to several reporting requirements. First, this report is provided in accordance with 50 U.S. Code Section 1523. This report is intended to assess: (1) the overall readiness of the Armed Forces to fight in a chemical  Read More »

Author:
U.S. Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program (DoD CBDP)
Publish Date:
2005

2010 Department of Defense Chemical and biological Defense Program Annual Report to Congress

“The Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) provides support and world-class capabilities enabling the U.S. Armed Forces to fight and win decisively in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) environments. Since Congress established the CBDP in 1994, the Program has been the essential component of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) efforts to integrate chemical and  Read More »

Author:
U.S. Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program (DoD CBDP)
Publish Date:
2010