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Former Soviet States Convene Counter-WMD Talks

(Global Security Newswire) Former Soviet states on Monday convened two days of talks to address their coordination on countering WMD threats, including plans for intergovernmental readiness activities, Interfax reported (see GSN, Oct. 9, 2007). The Commonwealth of Independent States discussion in Yerevan, Armenia, involves the Coordinating Council of military officials overseeing radiation, chemical and biological Read More »

October 5, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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UAE bans import of live animals with cloven hooves

(Khaleej Times) DUBAI — The UAE has banned import of all types of live animals with cloven hooves and its meat, products and offal from the Republic of Paraguay following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and …

October 4, 2011
| Filed under Middle East, South America, Agriculture, and International
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‘Al-Awlaki tried to use weapons of mass destruction’

(Hindustan Times) … the US-born radical Islamic cleric and al Qaeda leader in the Arabian Peninsula leader who was killed on Friday, sought to use weapons of mass destruction to attack westerners, a senior US official has said. poisons including cyanide and ricin, …

October 3, 2011
| Filed under Middle East, North America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, and International
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Paraguay detects foot-and-mouth, halts beef exports

(AFP) ASUNCION — Paraguay ordered an immediate halt to beef exports after detecting foot-and-mouth disease in cattle from a farm northeast of Asuncion, in a potentially devastating blow to its cattle industry. The outbreak sent tremors through a region …

September 19, 2011
| Filed under South America, Agriculture, and International
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Dr. Nishal Mohan Resigns as Executive Director of the VBC

Dr. Nishal Mohan, founder and creator of the Virtual Biosecurity Center (VBC) has resigned his position as the Executive Director of the VBC and also his position as a VBC Board of Advisor member. Nishal joined the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) in December of 2008 to specifically work on the VBC initiative. Since then Read More »