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Emerging Technology and Risk Analysis: Synthetic Pandemics.
Assessed whether engineering pathogens capable of "sustained, human-to-human transmission and causing mortality and morbidity" is possible/probable. Also considers how such pathogens would compare to naturally emergent pathogens in these regards, the…
Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Techniques and Decision Support Framework for Informing Select Agent Designation for Agricultural Animal Pathogens
This report assesses the utility of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and decision support framework (DSF) in assisting the US Department of Agriculture in its reviews of select agents. It uses the method to assess 41 pathogens against 21…
Understanding the Threat of Biological Weapons in a World with COVID
Author surveys bioweapons experts to roadmap the most important historical trends surrounding bioweapon risk and policy (motivators, inhibitors, drivers, wild cards) from the 1940s to present day. With this information, the author attempts to create…
Bioterrorism: Applying the Lens of Covid-19
This report by the Counter Terrorism Preparedness network discusses the gaps in international security exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare
This is the third edition of Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare and aims to highlight the current state of science on individual agents and toxins and general response capabilities to prevent knowledge gaps and serve as a reference source for the…
Biodefense: Worldwide Threats and Countermeasure Efforts for the Department of Defense
This hearing before the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats, and Capabilities discussed the threat of biological weapons attacks from state and nonstate actors.
Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook
The purpose of this handbook is to serve as a concise, pocket-sized manual that can be used in a crisis to guide medical personnel in the prophylaxis and management of biological casualties.
Prevention of Biothreats: A Look Ahead
This is a summary report of a conference at the Center of Biosecurity of UPMC to discuss strategies for countering biowarfare threats.
The Promise and Perils of Synthetic Biology
This article assesses the potential innovations and risks that will result from advances in synthetic biologic and genetic engineering.
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.
Addressing Biosecurity Concerns Related to the Synthesis of Select Agents
Describes concerns about reconstructing select agents de novo via DNA synthesis.
Twenty-First Century Biological Threats
This hearing before the Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness aims to assess current biological threats in order to decide the necessary countermeasures to be developed.
Small-Scale Terrorist Attacks Using Chemical and Biological Agents: An Assessment Framework and Preliminary Comparisons
This report assesses the threat posed by small-scale terrorist attacks using biological, chemical, and toxin agents rather than traditional risk assessments which focus on mass casualty attacks.
Public Health Response to Biological and Chemical Weapons
The report assesses the health aspects of the threat of biological and chemical weapons, including specific agents, focusing on civilian impacts. It then makes recommendations for preparedness and prevention of attacks.
NIAID Research Agenda for CDC Category A Agents
This progress report details the progress of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases towards the recommendations made by the Blue Ribbon Panel on Bioterrorism and Its Implications for Biomedical Research in February 2002. These…
The Threat of Bioterrorism and the Spread of Infectious Diseases
This hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations held two panels to discuss the threat of biological weapons use and emerging infectious diseases, calling on experts in both fields. The first panel was centered on a smallpox simulation known as…
Bioterrorism, 2001
In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations discusses US preparedness for a bioterrorism event in a series of hearings over a few weeks.
Working Paper Submitted by Argentina
This paper classifies biological agents contained on the BWC weapons agent lists.
Report of the Second Session of the Scientific Advisory Board
This report of the Scientific Advisory Board discusses ricin production, the meaning of "production by synthesis", a progress report on CW destruction matters, and a few other issues.