Comprehensive characterization of biological terrorism

. The article considers the complex characterization of biological terrorism as a special dangerous phenomenon, a threat to the national security of states, a crime of an international nature, a destructive mechanism that affects the change and reformatting of public relations. The complex characteristic integrates knowledge from many branches of science, includes the following elements: criminal law, criminology, criminology, and others, which are interrelated and determine measures to ensure the national security of states in the event of possible unauthorized use of biological agents. The study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in the framework of the project “Ethical and Legal Principles of Genomic Research: Limits of interference in human rights”, RFBR project No. 18-29-14015/20.The study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in the framework of the project “Ethical and Legal Principles of Genomic Research: Limits of interference in human rights”, RFBR project No. 18-29-14015/20.

Assessment of potential threats to national security of the Russian Federation related to possible use of biological weapons by international terrorists

This paper analyzes the potential threat to the national security of the Rus-sian Federation associated with the use of biological active substances by interna-tional terrorist organizations. The relevance of the work is caused by the fact that at the beginning of the new Millennium, domestic and foreign scientific sources do not stop actively discussing the problems associated with the possible use of biological weapons to commit a terrorist attack. In the course of the research, the author makes an important conclusion that a system that counteracts acts of biological terrorism cannot be an effective mechanism if we do not constantly monitor the strains of dangerous infectious diseases that are circulating on the territory of our country, which are pathogenic biological agents that can be used by terrorists to commit a biological terrorist act. The author also makes a number of conclusions regarding the fact that in the conditions of the 20s. In the twenty-first Millennium, biological terrorism, being a special phenomenon, can not only cause a colossal danger to all living things, but in the case of certain unfavorable conditions for modern society, it can act as a destructive mechanism that provokes global changes in the world, which will eventually lead to changes in the global geo-political balance of forces, reformatting the current social relations and the currently existing parameters and characteristics of social space. The novelty of this work is the analysis of threats to the national security of the Russian Federation, due to the potential use of biological weapons for terrorist purposes. Some other provisions of the work are also new. The practical significance of the scientific article is expressed in the possible use of its results in the activities of law enforcement agencies to counteract acts of bioterrorism.

Emerging Training Needs of Forensic Scientists: Addressing the Challenges of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Disasters

In cases of chemical and biological terrorism, many citizens are injured which leads to great social impact. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) detection in-service training for forensic teams is indispensable to incorporate expertise to address concerns on weapons of mass destruction. Forensic science laboratories around the world are determined to fight the changing face of crime in the rapidly advancing technical scenarios globally by continually upgrading its technical acumen and embracing new technologies in its domain. The mission of training of forensic scientists is to prepare nationally accepted guidelines for the forensic examination of CBRN related materials and residues.