Biological weapons and bioterrorism: Past, present, and future
WEBFeb 28, 2018 · Sometimes known as “germ warfare,” biological weapons involve the use of toxins or infectious agents that are biological in origin. This can include bacteria, viruses, or fungi. These agents...
Biological weapons - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBSep 6, 2018 · Biological and toxin weapons are either microorganisms like virus, bacteria or fungi, or toxic substances produced by living organisms that are produced and released deliberately to cause disease and death in humans, animals or plants.
New worldwide threats prompt Pentagon to overhaul chem-bio …
WEBJan 9, 2023 · The Defense Department is overhauling its approach to countering biological and chemical weapons, as potential adversaries such as Russia and China rush to create threats that are easier to use...
Biological Weapons and Warfare | RAND - RAND Corporation
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · In olden days, biological weapons were evil and awful. Now, the 21st century ability to design, build, and evolve new contagious pathogens threatens to kill us all. The rise of AI makes this threat yet more threatening.
Biotechnology and Today's Warfighter | RAND - RAND Corporation
WEBOct 25, 2022 · For instance, despite existing international prohibitions on biowarfare, like the 1975 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, the United States still has questions about the intentions of actors such as China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, each of which has active biotechnology programs.
‘Critical opportunity’ to protect against biological warfare, …
WEBNov 28, 2022 · The international community should push ahead with stalled plans to prevent biological weapons from being developed in the wake of COVID-19, the UN’s top disarmament official insisted on Monday.
What is a bioweapon? The fight to protect the world from germ …
WEBApr 28, 2023 · The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) prohibits the production, use, development, stockpiling, or transfer of biological toxins or disease-causing organisms against humans, animals, or plants...
Current biological weapons activity - Our World in Data
WEBBiological weapons are organisms or toxins used to cause death or harm through their poisonous properties.
Next-Generation Biowarfare: Small in Scale, Sensational in Nature?
WEBApr 22, 2022 · The character of biological warfare is currently undergoing a substantial change. This change derives from 2 parallel developments: one in society, the other in science. First, biological security threats are moving from the realm of weapons of mass destruction to the domain of information warfare, where small …
The New Killer Pathogens: Countering the Coming Bioweapons …
WEBApr 17, 2018 · Understanding the risks that biological weapons pose today requires a closer look at how states have historically weighed their benefits and drawbacks. Since 1945, only six countries have publicly admitted developing biological weapons, although sufficient evidence exists to suspect a dozen or more.