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Special Projects Periodic Intelligence Report No. 1
This is a summary of the significant reports received during the period regarding enemy capabilities and intentions.
Statement of Pugwash International Conference of Scientists On Biological and Chemical Warfare
Twenty-six scientists from eight nations met to discuss BW, CW, and means for preventing their production or use in war. The statement outlines these issues and considerations for the international community.
Stewardship or Censorship: Balancing Biosecurity, the Public's Health, and the Benefits of Scientific Openness
This document discusses the conflict between open scientific communication and national security in the biosciences in order to contribute to the national dialogue on the costs and benefits of regulatory regimes.
Study by the Joint Advanced Study Committee on Biological Warfare
The Joint Advanced Study Committee consulted various technical studies on BW to assess military utility.
Suggested Outline for Investigations of Rinderpest
Outlines offensive and defensive experiments that would be desirable to undertake on rinderpest. Canadian document produced after discussed with Colonel Creasy of US.
Summary of Findings and Recommendations of the Federal Security Advisory Panel on the Biennial Review of the Select Agents and Toxins List
In its Biennial Review, the FESAP considers the removal of Coxiella burnetti, Rickettsi prowasekii, Brucella abortus, Brucella suis, Brucella melitensis, and Bacillus anthracis Pasteur strain from the Select Agents list.
Summary of Reports from British ISSCBW
The ISSCBW discusses various potential BW agents and the future of BW research after the war.
Survey of Systems for Comparative Ranking of Agents That Pose a Bioterroristic Threat
Collected and summarized a bevy or risk assessments of highly pathogenic biological agents.
Technical Study No. 58
An annotated bibliography that aims to collect information and opinions on biological warfare in order to present background on the probabilities and dangers of employment of these weapons.
Technologies Underlying Weapons of Mass Destruction
Companion to OTA Proliferation report, discusses technical components of CBW acquisition and use, including dual use
Tenth Session of the Temporary Mixed Commission for the Reduction of Armaments
The Committee on Chemical Warfare was asked by the Temporary Mixed Commission to report on the "probable effects of chemical discoveries in future wars". This was later enlarged to include bacteriological warfare.
The Biennial Review of the HHS and Overlap Select Agent List
Gives information on updates regarding the Division of Select Agents and Toxins' select agent scoring and ranking system. The review is contextualized by abundant criticism of the 2008 Bioterrorism Risk Assessment for overly complex modeling, lack of…
The Bioweaponeers
Interview article of Ken Alibek, former Bioperparat scientist, and Bill Patrick, former US BW scientist.
The Characteristics of Pandemic Pathogens
This study attempts to name the characteristics of naturally occurring microorganisms which constitute a global catastrophic biological risk (GCBR).
The Continuing Threat from Weapons of Mass Destruction
This testimony discusses the ease of acquisition of biological materials and the present biological threat from state and nonstate actors, as well as the necessary response from the intelligence community.
The Development and Use of Decision Support Framework for Informing Selection of Select Agent Toxins with Modelling Studies To Inform Permissible Toxin Amounts
This paper developed and applied decision support framework (DSF) approaches to assess toxins for inclusion on the select agents list and developed attack scenarios to determine the amount of toxin required to impact public health in order to…
The Probability of Soviet Employment of BW and CW in the Event of Attacks Upon the US
Uses intelligence information to assess the capability of the Soviet BW program and to provide realistic approximation of risk of attack with specific agents.