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Assistant Secretary Thomas M. Countryman Travels to Argentina and Brazil

(US Department of State) Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, Thomas Countryman, is on travel to Argentina and Brazil from November 15 to 18 to meet with senior government officials for bilateral discussions on nonproliferation issues. A key focus of this trip is the upcoming Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Review Conference, which  Read More »

Paraguay criticized for its handling of the FMD outbreak

(MercoPress) The Southern Cone Standing Veterinary Committee, CVP, accused Paraguay of not complying with promises related to foot and mouth disease, FMD, control following on the outbreak reported to the north of the country last September 18. …

No end to bio-chemical weaponry

(Financial Express Bangladesh) Russia also went ahead to become one of the sponsors of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention which bars the possession and production of weapons designed to unleash deadly bacteria, viruses, fungi or toxins. But is it working at all ? …

North Korea’s Other Weapons Threat

(The Diplomat) But Pyongyang’s growing chemical and biological weapons capabilities are worrying Seoul. North Korea’s latent nuclear weapons program is rightfully the main point of concern for its neighbors and the international community. But far less publicized is …

Exercise focuses on potential N. Korea biological, chemical attack

(Stars and Stripes) CAMP CASEY, South Korea – U.S. and South Korean military officials huddled in operations centers over the past two weeks going over, in great detail, how they would respond to a chemical or biological attack from North Korea. While many details of the exercise are classified, 2nd Infantry Division officials said the  Read More »

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