Types and Quantities of Microbial and Other Agents and Toxins

Item Details

Title

Types and Quantities of Microbial and Other Agents and Toxins

Topics

This Ad Hoc Group of Governmental Experts seeks to identify potential verification measures which could determine if a state is stockpiling, producing, or retaining biological agents or chemical toxins.

Date

1993

Conclusions

The verification process should include both acceptable quantities of agents but also denote certain agents that should be extremely limited due to their devastating potential, such as smallpox.

Files

Source

Beck, V. Types and Quantities of Microbial and other Agents and Toxins. BWC/CONF.III/Verex/WP.175. June 4, 1993.

Citation

“Types and Quantities of Microbial and Other Agents and Toxins,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed January 15, 2025, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/440.