Dual-Use Research and Technological Diffusion: Reconsidering the Bioterrorism Threat Spectrum

0301 basic medicine ddc:610 Opinion 0303 health sciences Biomedical Research QH301-705.5 International Cooperation 610 Medizin 610 RC581-607 16. Peace & justice Bioterrorism Risk Assessment Security Measures 03 medical and health sciences Technology Transfer Biological Warfare Humans Immunologic diseases. Allergy Biology (General)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001253 Publication Date: 2011-01-13T21:19:48Z
ABSTRACT
The global security community continues to view a potential bioterrorist event with concern. Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations, stated “the most important under-addressed threat relating terrorism…is that terrorists using biological weapon” [1]. European Commission believes weapons “may have particular attractions for terrorists” [2]. States on Prevention Weapons Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism it is very likely weapon mass destruction will be used in terrorist attack by end 2013, an more than one nuclear [3].
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