scholarly journals Biological Weapons Defense: Infectious Diseases and Counterbioterrorism

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 713-713
Author(s):  
Daniel R. Lucey
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Biological Weapons

Medical Benefits of the Biological Defense Research Program

1990 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles F. Dasey
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Biological Weapons ◽  
International Exchange ◽  
Budget Request ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Safety Compliance ◽  
Medical Benefits ◽  
Defense Research

The U.S. Army conducts the Biological Defense Research Program to provide medical protection for U.S. military personnel against the threat of biological weapons. The unclassified medical research program is consistent with the Biological Weapons Convention, which prohibits the production and stockpiling of biological and toxin weapons, and encourages the international exchange of scientific and medical information on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. The program is the source of secondary benefits to civilian public health in the form of vaccine and drug development, diagnostic capability, and contributions to the world body of knowledge on infectious diseases. As the executive agent for the program, the Army submits descriptions of the work conducted under the program to Congress as part of its budget request, and provides numerous other responses to Congressional scrutiny of the program. Internal monitoring of the program is conducted from the perspectives of safety, compliance with regulatory agencies, quality assurance, and close administrative and technical oversight of contracts.

9th Review Conference: Strengthening of Biological Weapons Convention

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saqib A ◽  
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Khurshid SJ ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
International Community ◽  
The State ◽  
Biological Weapons ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
Biological Weapons Convention ◽  
National Preparedness

Pandemics have always appeared in numerous manifestations throughout the history. The devastating COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020 but, the world is still in its clutches. Above two and half million lives have already been lost worldwide. The magnitude of Coronavirus has already produced the effects that fundamentally change the actions of the states on infectious diseases globally. It has also highlighted the power of disease that can be too fatal and widespread to bring life to an abrupt and total standstill. Further, this has exposed the serious weakness of the states in their national preparedness to respond to this global pandemic. It is timely and necessary to address this type of pandemics. The states have already been working hard to control and ease the potential effects of infectious diseases. As part of that work, it should be possible now that the 45 years old Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention stands on a new starting line. It is to be hoped that the international community will bring protracted discussions on the serious working of the Convention to a successful conclusion. This paper will help in identifying the possible options that the State Parties should discuss to strengthen the Convention, enhancement in its potency and implementation at the upcoming 9th Review Conference of BWTC, which is scheduled to be held in November 2021.

scholarly journals From epidemics to terrorism: Infective agents as specific security risk in contemporary world

2016 ◽  
Vol 68 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 242-255
Author(s):  
Elizabeta Ristanovic
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Biological Weapons ◽  
Security Risk ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
New Era ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of

Infectious diseases are recognized as one of the leading security risks in the changing security architecture of the contemporary world, because of the dimensions of the possible consequences that can provoke, as evidenced by the epidemics that changed the history of mankind in the past (plague, smallpox, Spanish influenza) and the consequences that have been left behind the epidemic of Ebola or AIDS as interplanetary plague of the new era. Migrations and climate changes present the risk of emergency of new or increasing the incidence of existing infectious diseases. Misuse of microorganisms and their products for terrorist purposes-bioterrorism, today also represents a major security risk and real danger, especially because of the possibility of misuse of genetic engineering and biotechnology for the improvement of biological weapons. Therefore, it is important to strengthen the resources at the national and international level for an adequate response to the possible epidemics, as well as prevention and response in the event of bioterrorist acts.

scholarly journals The Role of High-Throughput Laboratories in Homeland Security

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Tony J. Beugelsdijk ◽  
Scott P. Layne
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Biological Weapons ◽  
The World ◽  
Chemical And Biological Weapons ◽  
Dangerous Place ◽  
Terrorist Networks

Infectious diseases pose threats from natural and manmade sources, and arguably the situation is getting worse. The outbreak of the coronavirus causing the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) shows that the world is linked by thousands of people traveling millions of miles every single day who can spread SARS or new strains of influenza with pandemic potential. 1 The world is also becoming a more dangerous place, with rogue nations and terrorist networks aggressively seeking nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. Of these, biological weapons are the cheapest to produce and likely the most attractive because they can be used anonymously.

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