• The proliferation of ballistic-missile technology and weapons of mass destruction, hostile ideologies, and international terrorism place America always at risk. (hoover.org)
  • Klein's office recently updated its annual Report of Activities and Programs for Countering Proliferation and NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) Terrorism. (nationaldefensemagazine.org)
  • Bush noted the new department would be a full partner in the new Terrorism Threat Integration Center that will integrate and analyze all terror-threat information collected at home and overseas. (globalsecurity.org)
  • Secretary Tommy Thompson talked about the threat posed by biological and chemical weapons, terrorism, and potential U.S. (c-span.org)
  • He has chemical and biological weapons, is seeking nuclear weapons, has given shelter and support to terrorism, and practices terror against his own people. (archives.gov)
  • The anthrax mailings of 2001 increased public and governmental awareness of the threat of terrorism using biological weapons. (virtualbiosecuritycenter.org)
  • The recent rise in asymmetric warfare and terrorism has brought about an increased threat from biological and chemical weapons. (sbir.gov)
  • Descriptions of the sarin attack in Tokyo in 1995 and the anthrax attacks in the United States in 2001 illustrate lessons from governments' recent experiences with chemical and biological terrorism. (cdc.gov)
  • This manual will find a home on bookshelves worldwide among government officials and others concerned about the threat of biological and chemical terrorism. (cdc.gov)
  • But the book's underlying theme-that public health preparedness for biological or chemical terrorism depends on fundamental capacities to respond to more common health threats-is its most salient message, no matter where the user resides. (cdc.gov)
  • The potential spectrum of bioterrorism ranges from hoaxes and actual use of agents by individuals or groups against others, to state-sponsored terrorism that employs biological warfare (BW) agents and delivery systems that can produce mass casualties. (medscape.com)
  • That's why Frieden, Mr. Andrew C. Weber, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs, and Ms. Laura Holgate, Senior Director, Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism & Threat Reduction at the National Security Council will be active participants in Helsinki. (cdc.gov)
  • India informed the United Nations in May 2009 that it had destroyed its stockpile of chemical weapons in compliance with the international Chemical Weapons Convention. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bashar al Assad inherited a huge stockpile of chemical weapons with production, manufacturing, storage and research facilities scattered over Damascus, Homs, Hama, Latakia and Aleppo. (idsa.in)
  • It has signed and ratified the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention. (wikipedia.org)
  • India has ratified the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and pledges to abide by its obligations. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1992, India signed the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), becoming one of the original signatories of the CWC in 1993, and ratified it on 2 September 1996. (wikipedia.org)
  • From 8-19 April, representatives of the 188 nations that signed and ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) will meet in The Hague, the Netherlands, to review the treaty for the third time. (nature.com)
  • New chemical processing techniques and equipment, including compact reactors, mean that terrorists can make small but deadly quantities of chemical weapons beyond the reach of the convention. (nature.com)
  • To achieve this, we should rethink the CWC and merge it with the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC). (nature.com)
  • An updated convention needs a broader remit if it is to limit the re-emergence of chemical weapons in any form and any amount, anywhere. (nature.com)
  • Industrial plants in Syria are outside the remit of the Chemical Weapons Convention. (nature.com)
  • Roughly every five years since the entry into force in 1975 of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), the member states have gathered in Geneva to review the implementation of the treaty, which bans the development, production, stockpiling, and transfer of infectious disease agents and natural poisons for hostile purposes. (armscontrol.org)
  • it has only 163 member states, compared to 189 for the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and 188 for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). (armscontrol.org)
  • Within the context of the BTWC, biological security education and awareness are considered essential to strengthening the full and effective implementation of the Convention. (idsa.in)
  • Final document of the Second Review Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction. (who.int)
  • Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention by confidence-building measures / edited by Erhard Geissler. (who.int)
  • Destruction of U.S. stockpiles of chemical agents, including sulfur mustards, was mandated by the Chemical Weapons Convention to take place before April 2007. (cdc.gov)
  • Emergency management officers prepare and administer measures to cope with both natural disasters and chemical, nuclear weapon, reactor, and radiological incidents. (myfuture.com)
  • Assess risk of significant biological (and chemical or radiological) incidents of concern to the country. (who.int)
  • When human illness results from an unintentional or intentional release of a toxin (chemicals produced by metabolism in an organism [e.g., ricin]) or a toxicant (natural or synthetic chemicals not metabolically produced by an organism [e.g., nerve agents]) into the environment, uniform reporting is necessary to direct appropriate resources, assess the extent of morbidity and mortality, track poisoned persons, and monitor response to intervention. (cdc.gov)
  • In this report, CDC presents case definitions to facilitate uniform reporting of illness resulting from a chemical (i.e., toxin and toxicant) release. (cdc.gov)
  • Biological weapons include any organism or toxin found in nature that can be used to incapacitate, kill, or otherwise impede an adversary. (medscape.com)
  • Biological and toxin weapons today / edited by Erhard Geissler. (who.int)
  • Saddam Hussein is no longer a threat to the United States because we removed him, but he was a threat…He was a threat. (americanprogress.org)
  • Saddam Hussein possesses chemical and biological weapons. (americanprogress.org)
  • The Means of Delivery: Saddam Hussein has many means of weapons delivery at his disposal - from ballistic missiles, to unmanned aerial vehicles, to small containers. (archives.gov)
  • During the Gulf War, President George H.W. Bush warned Saddam Hussein that if he used biological weapons… all options are on the table, and that deterrence worked. (caffeinatedthoughts.com)
  • The loss of a regional ally prompted a U.S., move to counteract the new Iranian threat, a counterweight was found in overtly and occasionally openly supporting Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi regime's animosity towards Iran. (lu.se)
  • This article discusses the issues of whether the threat of U.S. nuclear retaliation is credible and effective against states that possess chemical weapons (CW) and biological weapons (BW) and whether U.S. nuclear threats are harmful to global efforts to inhibit the proliferation of nuclear weapons. (virtualbiosecuritycenter.org)
  • His experience and perspective will be extremely valuable to NTI, as we work to build a global consensus for reducing reliance on nuclear weapons and fight against the proliferation of nuclear weapons and materials. (nti.org)
  • Before the 20th century, biological warfare took three main forms: (1) deliberate poisoning of food and water with infectious or toxic material, (2) use of microorganisms or toxins in some form of weapon system, and (3) use of biologically inoculated fabrics. (medscape.com)
  • Biological warfare became more sophisticated against both animals and humans during the 20th century. (medscape.com)
  • Such use is contrary to international law and has rarely taken place during formal warfare in modern history, despite the extensive preparations and stockpiling of biological agents carried out during the 20th century by most major powers (including development of strains resistant to multiple drugs). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Now, transport yourself forward a year, two years or a week or a month…So the question is, when is it such an immediate threat that you must do something? (americanprogress.org)
  • One source of concern, though perhaps not an immediate threat, is the fact that other countries are getting close to manufacturing their own nuclear weapons. (nationaldefensemagazine.org)
  • Washington, D.C. - Today's shocking revelation about the apparent suicide of a top Army microbiologist and lead suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks has intensified the need for a thorough investigation into the only significant bioterrorism attack on U.S. soil, said Alan Pearson, Director of the Biological and Chemical Weapons Control Program at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. (armscontrolcenter.org)
  • The implications for our understanding of the bioterrorism threat and for our entire biodefense strategy and enterprise are potentially profound. (armscontrolcenter.org)
  • Bioterrorism is an urgent and growing threat to U.S. national security, and the lethality of biological weapons mirrors that of nuclear weapons. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • Their potential lethality and their indiscriminate nature make them natural choices for use as a terror weapon. (sbir.gov)
  • Its mission is to safeguard the United States and her Allies from Weapons of Mass Destruction (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) and High-Yield Explosives by providing capabilities to reduce, eliminate and counter the threat, and mitigate its consequences. (prweb.com)
  • Background: In an effort to identify health and safety training needs for various groups of workers related to weapons of mass destruction, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons and high yield explosives (CBRNE), a conference, Worker Training in a New Era: Responding to New Threats, was held at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in October 2002. (cdc.gov)
  • Toxins are chemicals that are produced by organisms as a result of cellular metabolism (e.g., marine toxins such as saxitoxin or plant toxins such as ricin). (cdc.gov)
  • Building occupants face threats from numerous, naturally occurring biological contaminants that can be spread through the air, including viruses, bacteria, molds, toxins produced by bacteria/molds, and allergens such as pollen, pet dander, and pest droppings. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • As even Strobe Talbott now concedes, NATO expansion is a mortal threat neither to Russia nor to the evolution of Russian democracy. (hoover.org)
  • You marched into Gettysburg to keep the Union from falling apart…you stormed the beaches of Normandy to oppose the forces of tyranny…and you fought worldwide to keep communism from posing a mortal threat to our way of life. (dhs.gov)
  • When illness results from an intentional or unintentional chemical release (either known or suspected on the basis of a credible threat) into the environment, uniform reporting is paramount to direct appropriate resources, assess the extent of morbidity and mortality, track poisoned persons, and monitor response to intervention. (cdc.gov)
  • Health-care providers should report suspect cases of intentional chemical exposure to their local poison-control center and to a public health agency. (cdc.gov)
  • It's also the reason that the United States is committing over the next five years to working with at least 30 partner countries (totaling at least 4 billion people) to prevent, detect and effectively respond to infectious disease threats, whether naturally-occurring or caused by accidental or intentional releases of dangerous pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • The Bush Administration is now saying it never told the public that Iraq was an "imminent" threat, and therefore it should be absolved for overstating the case for war and misleading the American people about Iraq's WMD. (americanprogress.org)
  • While Iraq was certainly a dangerous country, the Administration's efforts to claim it never hyped the threat in the lead-up to war is belied by its statements. (americanprogress.org)
  • There's no question that Iraq was a threat to the people of the United States. (americanprogress.org)
  • Iraq was "the most dangerous threat of our time. (americanprogress.org)
  • We gave our word that the threat from Iraq would be ended. (americanprogress.org)
  • The dictator of Iraq and his weapons of mass destruction are a threat to the security of free nations. (americanprogress.org)
  • Iraq is "a serious threat to our country, to our friends and to our allies. (americanprogress.org)
  • Iraq poses "terrible threats to the civilized world. (americanprogress.org)
  • Iraq poses a serious and mounting threat to our country. (americanprogress.org)
  • Iraq poses a threat to the security of our people and to the stability of the world that is distinct from any other. (americanprogress.org)
  • Iraq and North Korea are both repressive dictatorships to be sure and both pose threats. (americanprogress.org)
  • In both word and deed, Iraq has demonstrated that it is seeking the means to strike the United States and our friends and allies with weapons of mass destruction. (americanprogress.org)
  • Iraq is a threat, a real threat. (americanprogress.org)
  • The world is also uniting to answer the unique and urgent threat posed by Iraq whose dictator has already used weapons of mass destruction to kill thousands. (americanprogress.org)
  • The signatory countries have been concerned with chemical warfare on a massive scale, such as the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88). (nature.com)
  • A Unique Threat: Iraq is a unique threat that gathers the most serious dangers of our age in one place - weapons of mass destruction controlled by a murderous tyrant who has used chemical weapons to kill thousands of people. (archives.gov)
  • Iraq has a massive stockpile of chemical and biological weapons never accounted for and capable of killing millions. (archives.gov)
  • Winning the War on Terror: Confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror. (archives.gov)
  • Iraq, however, had abandoned its nuclear project in 1991, had no biological weapons, and had only limited chemical-weapons capability. (thedailystar.net)
  • Still, leading administration figures were determined to wage war on Iraq, so they manufactured a justification: the threat of WMDs. (thedailystar.net)
  • In reality, there was no new Iraqi threat or indication that Iraq was in a position to deploy such weapons. (thedailystar.net)
  • Because of these weaknesses, the BWC failed to prevent the Soviet Union, apartheid-era South Africa, and Saddam Hussein's Iraq from pursuing clandestine biological weapons programs and thus lost a good deal of credibility. (armscontrol.org)
  • We later learned that this veiled threat had the intended deterrent effect as Iraq considered its options. (caffeinatedthoughts.com)
  • The Containment of Iraq, Perception of Threat. (lu.se)
  • Methods: Two questions were addressed: Which general skills and knowledge are common to all workers who might be exposed to terrorist threats from CBRNE weapons? (cdc.gov)
  • In the op-ed, the authors said that a "solid consensus" is needed "for reversing reliance on nuclear weapons globally as a vital contribution to preventing their proliferation into potentially dangerous hands, and ultimately ending them as a threat to the world. (nti.org)
  • The case definitions in this report should be used by clinicians and public health officials in two settings: 1) after a credible threat of a chemical release or 2) after a known chemical release. (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, use of these case definitions as a surveillance tool, in the absence of a credible threat or a known chemical release, typically results in excessive false-positive reports and is not recommended by CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • A case in which a potentially exposed person is being evaluated by health-care workers or public health officials for poisoning by a particular chemical agent, but no specific credible threat exists. (cdc.gov)
  • A clinically compatible case in which a high index of suspicion (credible threat or patient history regarding location and time) exists for ricin exposure, or an epidemiologic link exists between this case and a laboratory-confirmed case. (cdc.gov)
  • We ended the threat from Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. (americanprogress.org)
  • The threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction will be removed. (americanprogress.org)
  • The people of the United States and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder. (americanprogress.org)
  • The Defense Department is working on a multi-tiered strategy to boost the nation's ability to counter the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction, or WMD. (nationaldefensemagazine.org)
  • Developing and deploying technologies for detecting weapons of mass destruction before they enter the United States. (globalsecurity.org)
  • Weapons of mass destruction are the holy grail for terrorist groups, and over the years a number of organizations have announced their intentions to acquire chemical, biological, and radiological weapons. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Threat from chemical weapons and biological agents as weapons of mass destruction. (globalchange.com)
  • NTI's mission statement, since its inception in January of 2001, is: "To strengthen global security by reducing the risk of use and preventing the spread of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction and to work to build the trust, transparency and security which are preconditions to the ultimate fulfillment of the Nonproliferation Treaty's goals and ambitions. (nti.org)
  • Ballistic missiles, long- range aircraft, and weapons of mass destruction have made the security offered by national boundaries even more illusory. (gdrc.org)
  • There was much less enthusiasm in this country, of course, than there was in the United States for the war in the first place, and whilst Mr. Blair will obviously make the best of what he can now, to say we have caught the tyrant, I think people will remember that he said [the war] was all about the weapons of mass destruction -- which have not been found. (rferl.org)
  • The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made preparation against biological weapon attack a priority and deployed the BioWatch Program to provide early warning of a mass pathogen release. (virtualbiosecuritycenter.org)
  • In his newly diminished state, Saddam continued to obsess over Iran and hint at his own weapons of mass destruction. (thedailystar.net)
  • Although experts differ in assessing the likelihood that a terrorist group could carry out a mass-casualty biological attack, the relevant technologies are becoming increasingly accessible to those with malign intent. (armscontrol.org)
  • In accordance with the EU's 2003 strategy against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction , the decision supports the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 . (europa.eu)
  • The EU strategy is designed to prevent, deter, halt and, if possible, eliminate weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programmes worldwide. (europa.eu)
  • Overview of Incidents Involving Mass-Casualty Weapons Mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) are events that generate sufficiently high numbers of casualties to overwhelm available medical resources. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Analyses from the past five years will show that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has done an outstanding job. (nature.com)
  • This was the first multilateral agreement that extended prohibition of chemical agents to biological agents. (medscape.com)
  • The strategy pledges to "deny Iran a nuclear weapon and to identify and support action against Iran-ian and Iranian-backed threats. (dawn.com)
  • It's no secret that Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon. (nationaldefensemagazine.org)
  • Declares that it is US policy to deny Iran the ability to support acts of foreign terrorist organizations and develop unconventional weapons and ballistic missiles. (ontheissues.org)
  • We don't want Iran to get a nuclear weapon. (issues2000.org)
  • In July 2010, the U.S. Department of State released an unclassified report to Congress noting that China and Russia have been less than forthcoming about their past biological weapons programs and alleging the possible existence of offensive biological activities in BWC states-parties Iran, North Korea, and Russia, and also in Syria, which has signed but not ratified the treaty. (armscontrol.org)
  • There is no way to ignore efforts by rogue states such as North Korea and Iran to develop and deploy nuclear weapons, or Russian or Chinese strategic modernization programs. (caffeinatedthoughts.com)
  • U.S. capabilities to deter and prevent attacks must be improved sooner rather than later, before the United States experiences another 9-11, said Dale Klein, assistant to the secretary of defense for nuclear, biological and chemical defense programs. (nationaldefensemagazine.org)
  • As a result, the majority of people in high occupancy buildings are unnecessarily vulnerable to both aerosolized biological attacks and naturally occurring biological threats. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • this increases occupants' vulnerability to biological attacks and also can increase vulnerability to naturally occurring threats when the air intake is near a potential contamination source. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • Chemical attacks are not normal crimes as they have important consequences for national and international security, but they are also crimes that law enforcement authorities are obliged to investigate and, if possible, resolve through national criminal procedures. (idsa.in)
  • Although, there are now sufficient cases of attacks with chemical agents to justify a systematic response, however, there still remains a doubt whether that law enforcement authorities are prepared for criminal cases with national and international security implications. (idsa.in)
  • They also developed a plague biological weapon by breeding fleas fed on plague-infected rats, and releasing millions of fleas in aerial attacks on Chinese cities. (medscape.com)
  • In 1999, India was estimated to have 800 kilograms (1,800 lb) of separated reactor-grade plutonium, with a total amount of 8,300 kilograms (18,300 lb) of civilian plutonium, enough for approximately 1,000 nuclear weapons. (wikipedia.org)
  • These facts call for two science-based actions: inspection of biotech industries, and thorough analysis of data showing sales of chemicals and reactor technology. (nature.com)
  • According to India's ex-Army Chief General Sundarji, a country having the capability of making nuclear weapons does not need to have chemical weapons, since the dread of chemical weapons could be created only in those countries that do not have nuclear weapons. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nehru pursued a policy of formally foregoing nuclear weapons while at the same time constructing a civilian nuclear energy program, and by extension the capability to make a nuclear bomb. (wikipedia.org)
  • But they urged caution, noting that the presence of documents on building biological weapons does not necessarily add up to an actual capability to use them. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • 2,47 According to the July 2007 U.S. National Intelligence Estimate regarding the terrorist threat to the U.S. homeland, al-Qa'ida "would not hesitate" to use biological weapons "if it develops what it deems is sufficient capability. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • Team Huson's solution to the challenge will lead to an enhancement of DTRA's capability to diagnose and treat biothreats to the U.S. Armed Forces by giving DoD the ability to process and analyze biological sequence data rapidly in a realistic, moderate-to-low resource setting," said Dr. Christian Whitchurch, Devices Branch Manager for DTRA's Diagnostics, Detection and Disease Surveillance Division. (prweb.com)
  • Syria acquired the capability to produce chemical weapons in order to counter Israel's chemical weapons program. (idsa.in)
  • It is only a matter of time before the Iraqi regime is destroyed and its threat to the region and the world is ended. (americanprogress.org)
  • The Iraqi regime is a threat to any American. (americanprogress.org)
  • An Urgent Threat: The danger from the Iraqi regime is significant and only grows worse with time. (archives.gov)
  • And even when Saddam had used chemical weapons years earlier - against Iranian forces in 1988, at the turning point in the war in the Faw Peninsula, and against Iraqi Kurds in 1991 - the international response had entailed, at most, a no-fly zone, not an invasion. (thedailystar.net)
  • We focus on Iranian and North Korean nuclear programmes, chemical and biological threats and WMD issues around the world. (rusi.org)
  • The Board of Directors of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) has endorsed the vision and the steps outlined in the op-ed that George Shultz, Bill Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn published in the Wall Street Journal on January 4, 2007. (nti.org)
  • The Nuclear Threat Initiative is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to reduce threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. (nti.org)
  • Russia presents serious, continuing risks in key areas, including nuclear and long-range missiles threats," the US national defence strategy warns. (dawn.com)
  • The small-scale production of chemical weapons by activists and terrorists is also beyond the scope of the CWC, and these risks are growing. (nature.com)
  • National planning assists in determining the actions that should be taken in the upcoming weeks, months, and years to prevent, detect, and respond to risks and threats. (who.int)
  • DOE's preliminary environmental sampling data for published environmental data and to assess health metals, volatile and semivolatile organic compounds, risks associated with Y-12 Weapons Plant releases at radionuclides, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). (cdc.gov)
  • Since those summits, one in Singapore, one in Hanoi, the North Koreans haven't tested a long range, ballistic missile, and they haven't tested their nuclear weapons. (issues2000.org)
  • This is about imminent threat. (americanprogress.org)
  • White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett responding to the question "is Saddam an imminent threat to U.S. interests, either in that part of the world or to Americans right here at home? (americanprogress.org)
  • I would look you in the eye and I would say, go back before September 11 and ask yourself this question: Was the attack that took place on September 11 an imminent threat the month before or two months before or three months before or six months before? (americanprogress.org)
  • When did the attack on September 11 become an imminent threat? (americanprogress.org)
  • They used the false pretense of an imminent nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons threat to deceive Congress into rationalizing this unnecessary conflict. (ivaw.org)
  • By the end of 2006, India had destroyed more than 75 percent of its chemical weapons/material stockpile and was granted extension for destroying the remaining stocks by April 2009 and was expected to achieve 100 percent destruction within that time frame. (wikipedia.org)
  • This does not prevent the destruction of existing chemical weapons, but it could pose serious problems in the future. (nature.com)
  • International security must rest on a commitment to joint survival rather than on a threat of mutual destruction. (gdrc.org)
  • Noting that China "poses pacing challenge," the strategy points out that recent events "underscore the acute threat posed by Russia" as well. (dawn.com)
  • It imported chemical weapon precursor and dual-use production equipment from other countries including Russia, China, India and North Korea. (idsa.in)
  • Clinical knowledge and diagnostic tools (e.g., biologic laboratory tests) for detecting chemical poisoning are likely to improve over time. (cdc.gov)
  • The list of chemicals that have the potential for use as a terrorist weapon is extensive, and clinical presentation of poisoning from chemicals can be similar to that of common diseases (e.g., gastroenteritis). (cdc.gov)
  • At no stage after being expelled from Kuwait did Saddam's regime pose a serious threat to the region or the West. (thedailystar.net)
  • The vision of working toward a world without nuclear weapons is enshrined in the Nonproliferation Treaty, and the steps identified in the article are initiatives that NTI has been actively discussing and advocating for some time," said Philanthropist Ted Turner, co-chairman of NTI. (nti.org)
  • NTI announces its third annual campaign to mark the anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and create a shared moment where people come together to show their support for a world without nuclear weapons. (nti.org)
  • Ten Years on From the Ghouta Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria: What Lessons Have Been Learned? (justsecurity.org)
  • Syria, for example - one of six countries that has neither signed nor acceded to the CWC - is said to have chemical weapons. (nature.com)
  • Although India has not released any official statements about the size of its nuclear arsenal, recent estimates suggest that India has 164 nuclear weapons and has produced enough weapons-grade plutonium for up to 200 nuclear weapons. (wikipedia.org)
  • India has conducted nuclear weapons tests in a pair of series namely Pokhran I and Pokhran II. (wikipedia.org)
  • India previously possessed chemical weapons, but voluntarily destroyed its entire stockpile in 2009 - one of the seven countries to meet the OPCW extended deadline. (wikipedia.org)
  • To reiterate the latter point, in October 2002, the then President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam asserted that "India will not make biological weapons. (wikipedia.org)
  • Others suggested that the fact that India has found chemical weapons dispensable highlighted its confidence in the conventional weapons system at its command. (wikipedia.org)
  • In June 1997, India declared its stock of chemical weapons (1,045 tonnes of sulphur mustard). (wikipedia.org)
  • India has an advanced commercial chemical industry, and produces the bulk of its own chemicals for domestic consumption. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is also widely acknowledged that India has an extensive civilian chemical and pharmaceutical industry and annually exports considerable quantities of chemicals to countries such as the United Kingdom, United States and Taiwan. (wikipedia.org)
  • Several states potentially hostile to the United States are suspected of having biological weapons programs, and there are groups, such as al-Qa'ida, that are both committed to attacking the U.S. and are pursuing biological weapons capabilities. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • No information exists in the public domain suggesting interest by the Indian government in delivery of biological agents by these or any other means. (wikipedia.org)
  • Providing early warning and identification of biological and chemical agents and using effective decontamination procedures. (globalsecurity.org)
  • Toxicants are synthetic (i.e., manufactured) or naturally found chemicals that are not produced by organisms as a result of cellular metabolism (e.g., nerve agents or arsenic). (cdc.gov)
  • The appendices on chemical and biological agents offer concise, formatted summaries similar to those available through other resources, but ironically provide relatively little information about the agents' potential as weapons. (cdc.gov)
  • The use of biological agents is not a new concept, and history is replete with examples of biological weapons use. (medscape.com)
  • The German-American physician Anton Dilger established a secret biological laboratory in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with the intent to grow the causative agents of anthrax and glanders. (medscape.com)
  • Biological warfare (BW) is the use of microbiological agents for hostile purposes. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia should be admitted as full members, and Ukraine and the Baltic states engaged in some form of associate membership en route to full participation. (hoover.org)
  • and whether there was any validity to allegations that Ukraine might be experimenting with nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. (middlebury.edu)
  • A covert biological attack on U.S. civilians could potentially cause tens of thousands of casualties and immense social and economic disruption. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
  • Toxic compounds can also be synthesized using biological processes, which are not controlled. (nature.com)
  • India's loss to China in a brief Himalayan border war in October 1962, provided the New Delhi government impetus for developing nuclear weapons as a means of deterring potential Chinese aggression. (wikipedia.org)
  • Identify sectors responsible for response to potential IHR related hazards (biological, chemical and radiation). (who.int)
  • Potential biological weapons threats. (cdc.gov)
  • The Foreign Policy website has its own list of movie-plot threats: machine-gun wielding terrorists on paragliders, disease-laden insect swarms, a dirty bomb made from smoke detector parts, planning via online games, and botulinum in the food supply. (schneier.com)
  • It addresses said issues and argues that the current debate has virtually ignored what is arguably the most important question about U.S. nuclear weapons doctrine: will the U.S. government's calculated ambiguity policy increase or decrease the likelihood that nuclear weapons will be used in combat? (virtualbiosecuritycenter.org)
  • A Russian defence unit practises rescue training after a simulated chemical attack in 2002. (nature.com)
  • Moving quickly to take protective action to neutralize any threats, as they are uncovered. (globalsecurity.org)