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Biological and Chemical Weapons

June 18, 2025

Strengthening Biosecurity Efforts Without the Federal Government

by Farah Sonde Thousands of employees at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department were abruptly laid off on April Fool’s Day this year. These layoffs, coupled with funding cuts to programs intended to bolster biosecurity, will constitute a devastating blow to the United States’ ability to fight against biological threats, including the potential weaponization […]

Posted in: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Farah Sonde, Nukes of Hazard blog, People, United States

May 15, 2025

The Long Shadow of Syria’s Chemical Weapons

Senior Science Fellow and Scientists Working Group member John Gilbert was quoted by Foreign Policy about Syrian chemical weapons. “The U.S. did provide a lot of people, equipment, and money primarily to destroy the sarin and its immediate precursors,” said John Gilbert, a senior science fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Scientists Working […]

Posted in: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Center in the News, Middle East, Press & In the News on the Middle East, Press Room, United States

December 19, 2024

Syria Still Has Chemical Weapons

Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group of Chemical and Biological Threats, co-authored an op-ed in Foreign Affairs about eradicated the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal. The overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after 13 years of civil war happened more quickly and with far less bloodshed than anyone expected. It was especially surprising that […]

Posted in: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Center in the News, Letters and Publications, Middle East, Non-Proliferation, Press & In the News on Non-Proliferation, Press & In the News on the Middle East, Press Room

July 12, 2024

The Elimination of U.S. Chemical Weapons: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects

Chemical weapons have left a lasting impression on global security since their introduction in World War I. Now, with 100% of America’s chemical weapons legacy dismantled, it’s time to revisit how we got here and what concerns we have for future chemical weapons threats. Host Farah Sonde speaks to John Gilbert, Senior Science Fellow for […]

Posted in: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Farah Sonde, Issue Center, Non-Proliferation, Nukes of Hazard podcast, Treaties, United States

November 2, 2023

Fact Sheet: Biotechnology

Biotechnology is the application of biological systems and materials to create new technologies, products, and services that offer qualitative improvements to human and environmental health. Biotechnology encompasses many disciplines including genetics, molecular biology, bioengineering, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, bioinformatics and more. Among the most widely recognized applications of biotechnology is genomic manipulation, or gene editing. Through gene […]

Posted in: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Emerging Technology

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