Browse Items (127 total)
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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
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
Defense Against Biological Attacks Vol I
Volume I discusses genetic modification technologies and their risk for dual use. Chapters 10, 11, and 12 are covered.
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
Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology
Focuses on synthetic biology advancement presenting the potential for being coopted into development of bioweapons.
2018
Beyond the Dirty Dozen: A Proposed Methodology for Assessing Future Bioweapons Threats
Looks at bioweaponry in the context of state-sponsored warfare. Created a scoring matrix to evaluate weaponization potential where agents were ranked from 0-3 across 12 risk attributes by NATO biodefense experts.
2018
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
Development of Methodology to Prioritise Wildlife Pathogens for Surveillance
Considered impact of disease outbreaks with a focus on wildlife populations (as well as human and livestock). Implemented metrics for estimating the likelihood and consequences of spread of the pathogens.
2007
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
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
The Weapon Potential of a Microbe
Relationship between virulence and weapon potential, with consideration of a variety of quantitative parameters.
2004
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
Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism: A Historical Review
This historical review assesses the threat of bioterrorist as terrorism in general increases as a threat.
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
Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses as Biological Weapons
This article aims to give recommendations for measures to be taken by medical and public health professionals if hemorrhagic fever viruses are used as biological weapons against a civilian population.
2002