Information on "Biological Weapons Control"
May 2013
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31 May 2013
Syria's Chemical Weapons
Author: Mary Beth Nikitin, Andrew Feickert, Paul K Kerr
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report assesses the policy issues surrounding the use or loss of control of chemical weapons in Syria. More on «Syria's Chemical Weapons»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Trust & Verify, Issue 138
Author: Yasemin Balci, Rocio Escauriaza Leal, Scott Spence, Angela Woodward, Ryoji Sakai, Edward Perello, Andreas Persbo, David Keir
Publisher: Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
The articles in this edition of Trust & Verify review effective legislation against biological weapons, China’s CO2 emissions, negotiations with regards to Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and IAEA safeguards resolution. More on «Trust & Verify, Issue 138»
August 2012
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Aug 2012
Guide to National Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)
Publisher: Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
This guide identifies and organizes model laws, implementation kits and handbooks aimed to help states implement the legal instruments to prohibit and prevent the proliferation of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and related materials as requ... More on «Guide to National Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)»
January 2012
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2012
2012 Annual Report
Publisher: Center on Contemporary Conflict (CCC)
This annual report presents the activities of the Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (PASCC). More on «2012 Annual Report»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
Strengthening the BTWC Through Laboratory Best Practices and Biosecurity
Author: Elisande Nexon
Publisher: Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS) / Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) / International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) / Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
This paper focuses on increasing laboratory biosafety and biosecurity as a way to strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC). More on «Strengthening the BTWC Through Laboratory Best Practices and Biosecurity» -
Dec 2011
Verifying and Demonstrating Compliance with the BTWC
Author: Iris Hunger, Anna Zmorzynska
Publisher: Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS) / Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) / International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) / Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Almost 40 years after it came into being in 1972, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention remains without a proper verification mechanism. More on «Verifying and Demonstrating Compliance with the BTWC»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Reinforcing Disarmament: Combating Illicit Trade in Weapons and Materials
Author: Philipp Annawitt, Marc Finaud
Publisher: Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
This paper summarizes the findings of two GCSP workshops on illicit trade in weapons and material relevant to the on-going discussions on a future Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). More on «Reinforcing Disarmament: Combating Illicit Trade in Weapons and Materials» -
Oct 2011
Challenges to Leadership: Responding to Biological Threats
Author: Paul Rosenzweig
Publisher: Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
This paper critically examines the existing structures and mechanisms related to biological threat response in the US. More on «Challenges to Leadership: Responding to Biological Threats»
August 2011
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Aug 2011
Notions of Justice in the Biological Weapons Control Regime
Author: Una Becker-Jakob
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
This working paper approaches the issue of biological weapons control from a perspective of justice. More on «Notions of Justice in the Biological Weapons Control Regime»
May 2011
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May 2011
New Types and Systems of WMD
Author: Jerzy Zaleski
Publisher: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
The original list of weapons that could have effects comparable to those of acknowledged weapons of mass destruction became shorter and shorter, as technical problems with weaponization of some proposed phenomena with potential military application l... More on «New Types and Systems of WMD»
