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War Department Memo: Biological Warfare
This memo from the Secretary of War to the Commander in Chief and the Commanding Generals expresses concern about the enemy resorting to biological warfare out of desperation, and gives guidelines for how to recognize impending or recent use.
Working Paper Submitted by Argentina
The goal of this paper is to provide a method for assessing whether pathogens should remain listed as potential weapons.
Working Paper Submitted by Argentina
This paper classifies biological agents contained on the BWC weapons agent lists.
Working Paper Submitted by Brazil
This paper from Brazil presents a list of agents that may be used as pathogens and weaponized against humans, animals, or plants.
Working Paper Submitted by Cuba
This paper aims to clarify the list of biological agents and toxins appearing in the document BWC/AD HOC Group/WP.182.
Working Paper Submitted by France and Germany
This paper describes criteria for a list of potentially militarizable agents.
Working Paper Submitted by South Africa
This paper evaluates African horse sickness, Lumpy skin disease, Pernospora hyoscyami, and Claviceps purpurea on the lists of animal pathogens and plant pathogens
Working Paper Submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions A
This paper discusses the characteristics of agents used to determine the specific threshold limit stored at facilities.
Working Paper Submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions A Addendum
This paper gives criteria for human, plant, and animal pathogens.
Working Paper Submitted by the Friend of the Chair on Definitions B
This paper gives criteria for human, plant, and animal pathogens and toxins.
Working Paper Submitted by the Russian Federation A
This paper offers criteria for the inclusion of microorganisms and other biological agents and toxins affecting plants.
Working Paper Submitted by the Russian Federation B
This paper offers criteria for the inclusion of microorganisms and other biological agents and toxins affecting animals.
Working Paper Submitted by the UK
The UK further considers the list of agents and toxins currently under discussion by the Ad Hoc Group.
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This interim report by the Biological Warfare Subcommittee discusses German biological warfare capabilities in relation to US capabilities.