New Biological Warfare Agents Through Advances in Biotechnology

New Biological Warfare Agents Through Advances in Biotechnology

Focuses on the issues that biotechnology poses for counterproliferation efforts for BW. Provides the basis for more detailed discussions of funding and program priorities.

1997

Provides recommendations on how to prepare for the growing threat of the utilization of developing biotechnology in the context of biological warfare. Generally, this includes continuing to devote funds to basic and applied research on German technologies and agents, education and advisement of leadership by the scientific and intelligence communities, and training for medical personnel for disaster management.