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DHS and HHS Can Further Strengthen Coordination for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Riske
Evaluates the development of CBRN risk assessments and associated modeling reports at DHS and HHS.
Biotechnology: Genetically Engineered Pathogens
From the USAF Counterproliferation Papers, written by a masters student at Air War College. Discusses 6 classes of genetically engineered pathogens - binary biological weapons, designer genes and life forms, gene therapy, stealth viruses, host…
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.
Perceived Threat, Risk Perception, and Efficacy Beliefs Related to SARS and Other (Emerging) Infectious Diseases: Results of an International Survey
A phone survey was conducted that asked respondents their perceived threat of SARs and 8 other diseases.
Proposed Framework for the Oversight of Dual-use Life Sciences Research: Strategies for Minimizing the Potential Misuse of Research Information
Discusses considerations for institutional evaluation of the dual-use risk of proposed research.
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.
Engineering Bio-Terror Agents: Lessons from the Offensive US and Russian Biological Weapons Programs
This is a hearing before the Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack to address the biological threat and to assess the role of the DHS in preventing bioterrorism in the US.
Biodefense: Next Steps
This hearing before the Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness discusses the threat to US security posed by bioterrorism.
Assessing the Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism Threat
Author examines U.S. biodefense program and threats coming from foreign BW weapons programs. They take a specific look at the potentialities of bioweapons in the hands of terrorists and nonstate actors.
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.