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UN – Review Conference Can Boost Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Biological …

(ISRIA) The Biological Weapons Convention is central to the global disarmament and non-proliferation framework. Over the past five years, States parties have developed common understandings aimed at better implementation of this critical instrument. …

December 9, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Polk County authorities practice agroterrorism response

(ABC Action News) Local, state, and federal authorities responded to a potential threat of agroterrorism Tuesday in Polk County — but it was just a drill. Agroterrorism is form of terrorism on agriculture — the nation’s food chain. Nearly all the agencies that would …

December 8, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Pax Christi calls for global biosecurity

(Independent Catholic News) Pax Christi International has called on "all people of good will to do anything in their power to contribute to global peace and justice in general and biosecurity in particular." At a meeting today of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) …

December 8, 2011
| Filed under Europe, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Ban urges greater cooperation to ensure peaceful use of biological sciences

(UN News Centre) Ban urges greater cooperation to ensure peaceful use of biological sciencesUN News CentreThe 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, …

December 7, 2011
| Filed under North America, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Eliminating biological weapons

(Vatican Radio) Pax Christi called on all people of good will to do anything in their power to contribute to global peace and justice in general and bio-security in particular. Chris Altieri spoke with Pax Christi International bioweapons expert Ineke Malsch. Listen.