Chemical & Biological Weapons (CBW)
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War of Nerves
A detailed history for the
general reader of the discovery, development, proliferation, and control of
nerve agents such as Tabun, Sarin, Soman, and VX, the most lethal class of
chemical weapons.
By Jonathan B. Tucker.
Created: February 6, 2006 |
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General
Posted: December 23, 2011
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Lucky Number Seven? The 2011 Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference- The BWC Review Conference adopted a forward-looking document containing a number of proposals to strengthen and improve the Convention.
Posted: September 23, 2011
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Contagion: A Movie Pandemic Versus the Reality of Public Health- A professional in the real-life fight against emerging infectious diseases evaluates Contagion's dramatic, but not exactly accurate, portrayal of a rapidly unfolding global pandemic.
Posted: October 8, 2010
Pathogens and Arms Control: Can Bioscience Police Itself? [Excerpt]- Amy Smithson, for Survival.
Posted: July 1, 2010
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Double-Edged DNA: Preventing the Misuse of Gene Synthesis- Dr. Jonathan B. Tucker, for the Spring 2010 issue of Issues in Science and Technology.
Posted: April 1, 2010
Future of Chemical Weapons
- A confluence of military, economic, and technological trends could result in the emergence of new chemical threats from state and sub-state actors.
Posted: March 19, 2010
Addressing the Spectrum of Biological Risks: A Policy Agenda for the United States
[PDF]- Jonathan B. Tucker testified on U.S. international biosecurity policies before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on March 18, 2010.
Posted: February 17, 2010
Tracing an Attack: The Problems and Pitfalls of Microbial Forensics [PDF]
- Gregory D. Koblentz and Jonathan B. Tucker, an article for Survival: Global Politics and Strategy.
Posted: August 6, 2009
Interactive Map
Chemical Weapon Munitions Dumped at Sea: An Interactive Map
- CNS has created a 3d interactive map using Google Earth locating 127 chemical weapon disposal and human exposure sites. CNS presents this material in hopes of garnering further interest.
Posted: August 5, 2009
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Chemical Weapon Munitions Dumped at Sea
- CNS has located 127 chemical weapon disposal and human exposure sites. CNS presents this material in hopes of garnering further interest.
Posted: March 27, 2008
The Body's Own Bioweapons- An article by Jonathan B. Tucker for The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
Posted: February 29, 2008
Special Report on Ricin [PDF]- In light of the discovery today (February 29, 2008) of vials of ricin in Las Vegas, Nevada, CNS has compiled a special information page with details about ricin and previous incidents involving the toxin.
Posted: January 14, 2008
The Next Generation of Sensor Technology for the BioWatch Program- An issue brief by Benjamin H. Brodsky for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: August 3, 2007
Industrial Chemicals as Weapons: Chlorine- An issue brief by Benjamin H. Brodsky for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: July 21, 2006
Special Report: Manual for Producing Chemical Weapon to Be Used in New York Subway Plot Available on Al-Qaeda Websites Since Late 2005- An article by Sammy Salama for WMD Insights.
Posted: May 16, 2006
The Promise and Perils of Synthetic Biology- An article by Jonathan B. Tucker and Raymond A. Zilinskas for The New Atlantis.
Posted: April 7, 2006
The real chemical threat- An op-ed by Paul F. Walker and Jonathan B. Tucker for the Los Angeles Times.
Posted: March 31, 2006
CBW Breakfast Seminar Series- In December 2005, the CNS launched a new series of seminars devoted to chemical and biological weapons (CBW) issues. The seminars, co-chaired by Michael Moodie and CNS Senior Fellow Jonathan Tucker, are designed for the Washington policy community, including U.S. government officials, congressional staffers, non-governmental analysts, and foreign diplomats.
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Americas
Posted: August 10, 2011
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Biological Warfare in the American Civil War - Dr. Seth Carus, Director, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
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Middle East/Africa
Posted: January 10, 2012
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WMD Junction
Is Biosecurity the Low-Hanging Fruit?- Eliminating biological weapons could be the first step toward the successful creation of a WMD-free zone in the Middle East.
Posted: September 22, 2011
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Feature Story
Can Libya be Locked Down?- In a post-Qaddafi era, who will secure Libya's chemical and biological weapons materials?
Posted: March 4, 2010
Feature Story
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Iraq Faces Major Challenges in Destroying Its Legacy Chemical Weapons- Iraq joined the Chemical Weapons Convention in February 2009 and now faces major challenges destroying the chemical munitions it inherited from the Saddam Hussein regime.
Posted: December 7, 2009
The Rollback of Libya's Chemical Weapons Program
Posted: November 5, 2008
Trafficking Networks for Chemical Weapons Precursors: Lessons from the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s [PDF]- New information on the illicit sale of chemical-weapons materials to Iran and Iraq during the 1980s sheds light on how international trafficking networks operate and suggests some practical steps for countering them.
Posted: July 20, 2006
Special Report: Manual for Producing Chemical Weapon to Be Used in New York Subway Plot Available on Al-Qaeda Websites Since Late 2005- An article by Sammy Salama for WMD Insights.
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NIS/Europe
Posted: April 7, 2006
The real chemical threat- An op-ed by Paul F. Walker and Jonathan B. Tucker for the Los Angeles Times.
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East Asia
Posted: September 19, 2007
Beijing on Biohazards: Chinese Experts on Bioweapons Nonproliferation Issues- These essays are seeds for a dialogue between Chinese and Western policymakers about the nature of the biological weapons threat and the tools to reduce the threat of proliferation.
Updated: October 10, 2006
North Korea Special Collection- North Korea Special Collection contains a new section on the nuclear crisis, material on the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs, a chronology of DPRK nuclear developments (1947-1999),
articles on the Agreed Framework, and a list of CNS experts on these issues.
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