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Genome Editing and Biological Weapons
Assesses the risk of recent advances in genome editing technologies to enabling development of biological weapons.
2022
Tags: Availability, Controllability, Countermeasures, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Historical Weaponization Interest, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Risk Assessment, Stability, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility
Next-Generation Biowarfare: Small in Scale, Sensational in Nature?
This report evaluates the changing nature of biological attacks.
2021
Defense Against Biological Attacks Vol II
Volume II provides high-level overviews of the biological agents that are most commonly associated with biodefense activities. Additional chapters present the status quo of antibacterial and antiviral therapy and diagnostic development.
2021
Handbook on Biological Warfare Preparedness
Introduces the basics of biological warfare agent history, biology, and preparedness. Places particular focus on detection technologies.
2019
Tags: Availability, Controllability, Countermeasures, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Incubation, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Novelty, Population Susceptibility, Production, Public Health, Stability, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility
Global Catastrophic Biological Risks: Toward a Working Definition
This paper seeks to define criteria for a Global Catastrophic Biological Risk, or GCBR, which was previously defined as an event with the potential to produce tens to hundreds of millions of fatalities, alter the long term trajectory of humanity, or…
2017
Tempering the Risk: Rift Valley Fever
This article assesses the risk of Rift Valley Fever being used as a bioweapon and weighs it against the burden placed on research by its addition to the select agents list.
2013
Development of a Comparative Risk Ranking System for Agents Posing a Bioterrorism Threat to Human or Animal Populations
Developed a comparative ranking system of high-risk biological agents.
2013
The Soviet Biological Weapons Program
This book thoroughlydescribes the Soviet biological weapons problem and assesses potential lingering risks in its wake.
2012
Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Approach to Risk Analysis
Evaluates the risk assessment strategies of DHS. In regard to biothreat risk assessments specifically, this work focuses on the quality of the assessments for decision-making purposes, making recommendations for improvement.
2010
Scientists Urge DHS to Improve Bioterrorism Risk Assessment
A companion document to the publication by the National Research Council critiquing the DHS Biothreat Risk Analysis.
2008
Department of Homeland Security Bioterrorism Risk Assessment: A Call for Change
The National Research Council evaluated the utility and soundness of the risk assessment process of DHS. In doing so, the evaluation provided information on how the process works, and the factors considered.
2008
Defending the US Air Transportation System Against Chemical and Biological Threats
This report explores defensive strategies that could be used to protect air transportation spaces (specifically, airport terminals and aircraft) against attack with chemical or biological agents and makes recommendations to TSA.
2006
Learning from SARS: Preventing the Next Disease Outbreak
This report summarizes a workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections that discussed the global response to SARS and the holes that it exposed in epidemic preparedness worldwide.
2004
Microbial Threats to Health
This book describes all microbial threats to human health, especially considering the intentional use of microbes as weapons and the consequences of scientific advancement.
2003
Tags: Civil Disruption, Controllability, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Infectivity, Morbidity, Mortality, Novelty, Population Susceptibility, Production, Public Health, Stability, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility
The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases
This report summarizes the findings of the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Emerging Infections' workshop about zoonoses.
2002
Countering Bioterrorism: The Role of Science and Technology
This report summarizes the shortcomings of US preparedness for a bioterrorist attack and makes recommendations.
2002
Biological Threats and Terrorism
This report summarizes a workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infectious Diseases in which members explored the current scientific understanding of threatening pathogens and what measures have been put in place to better monitor, prevent, and respond to…
2002
Iraq's Biological Weapons
Surveys Iraq's capabilities in BW during and after the Gulf War, aiming to identify whether continued risk exists for BW development.
1997
If Biological Warfare Comes
The author provides an example scenario of a biological attack and discusses what makes various agents potentially effective candidates for biological warfare.
1948
Bacterial Warfare: The Use of Biologic Agents in Warfare
Evaluates possibility of BW in response to public interest/concern. Reviews practical limitations to development and use of biological weapons. Covers Intestinal Disease, Respiratory Disease, Insect-Transmitted Disease, Infective (Non-Communicable)…
1933