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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

Tags: Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Detection, Economic Consequences, Historical Weaponization Interest, Military Use, Mortality, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Handbook on Biological Warfare Preparedness

Introduces the basics of biological warfare agent history, biology, and preparedness. Places particular focus on detection technologies.

2019

Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology

Focuses on synthetic biology advancement presenting the potential for being coopted into development of bioweapons.

2018

Tags: Availability, Countermeasures, Dissemination, Genetic Modification, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Production, Terrorist Use

The De Novo Synthesis of Horsepox Virus: Implications for Biosecurity and Recommendations for Preventing the Reemergence of Smallpox

Discusses the potential dual-use threat arising from the synthesis of the first ever orthopox virus.

2017

Tags: Availability, Countermeasures, Detection, Genetic Modification, Military Use, Population Susceptibility, Production, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

The Soviet Biological Weapons Program

This book thoroughlydescribes the Soviet biological weapons problem and assesses potential lingering risks in its wake.

2012

Tags: Controllability, Countermeasures, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Incubation, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Production, Stability, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Agents of Bioterrorism: Pathogens and Their Weaponization

Provides a pathogen-by-pathogen accounting of weapons agents, considering their weapons use/potential and contextualizing that with typical medical microbiology and epidemiology background information.

2005

Tags: Countermeasures, Decontamination, Dissemination, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Giving Full Measure to Countermeasures

This report makes recommendations to the Department of Defense about how to accelerate research and development towards countermeasures against bioterrorism, under the assumption that it poses a threat.

2004

Tags: Countermeasures, Genetic Modification, Military Use, Terrorist Use

Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism

Also known as the Fink Report, presented findings of the Committee on Research Standards and Practices to Prevent the Destructive Application of Biotechnology, which investigated the risks of misuse of biotechnology research.

2004

Tags: Controllability, Countermeasures, Detection, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Production, 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

Tags: Civil Disruption, Controllability, Economic Consequences, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Military Use, Mortality, Novelty, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Countering Bioterrorism: The Role of Science and Technology

This report summarizes the shortcomings of US preparedness for a bioterrorist attack and makes recommendations.

2002

Tags: Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Novelty, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

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

Tags: Controllability, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Production, Stability

Clinical Recognition and Management of Patients Exposed to Biological Warfare Agents

This provides a primer on 10 different biological weapon's symptoms to aid in a prompt clinical diagnosis.

1997

Tags: Controllability, Countermeasures, Detection, Dissemination, Environmental Persistence, Historical Weaponization Interest, Incubation, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Public Health, Stability, Transmissibility

Botulism Surveillance and Emergency Response

This report summarizes the US and global capabilities to combat a terrorist attack using botulinum toxin.

1997

Tags: Countermeasures, Dissemination, Military Use, Mortality, Production, Terrorist Use

Proliferation Profile Assessment of Emerging Biological Weapons Threats

Research paper presented to the Directorate of Research Air Command and Staff College.

1996

Tags: Availability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Production, Terrorist Use

Bacterial Warfare: A Critical Analysis of the Available Agents, Their Possible Military Applications, and the Means for Protection Against Them

Description of transmission routes/pathways for grouping infectious diseases broadly (food- and water-borne, contact, air-borne, vector-borne, endogenous). Criteria for selection of infective agents that pose biological warfare risk. Rules out a list…

1947

Tags: Availability, Controllability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Infectivity, Military Use, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Transmissibility

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

Tags: Availability, Controllability, Countermeasures, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Incubation, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Production, Stability, Transmissibility

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…

2018

The Shaping of US Biodefense Posture

This report is an historical analysis of US biodefense and bioweapons posture in order to understand the disparity between chemical weapons preparedness and biological weapons preparedness.

2015

Tags: Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Historical Weaponization Interest, Incubation, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

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.

2013

Tags: Availability, Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Historical Weaponization Interest, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Novelty, Production, Public Health, Stability, Terrorist Use

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