The report explains the dangers posed bytraditional and potentially new biological weapons and describes some of the many steps governmentscan and should take to reduce the threat.
Announcement of Appointment of Biological and Chemical Weapons Control Program Director
Alan M. Pearson has been appointed as the Director of the Biological and Chemical Weapons Control Program at the Center.
Scientists’ Working Group on Chemical and Biological Weapons Joins Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation
The Working Group, founded in 1989, has joined the Center’s newly expanded program on biological and chemical weapons control.
Home Grown Proliferation: Testimony Reveals Serious Weaknesses in Pentagon Control Over Equipment Needed for Biological Weapons Laboratory
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation criticized the federal government today for undercutting its own non-proliferation and homeland security policies by selling equipment that can be used to make biological weapons.
Experts Advise Congress on Chemical and Biological Weapons Use in Iraq
The United States does not know exactly what chemical or biological weapons Iraq possesses and does not know exactly what their impact would be on U.S. forces; but Iraq is limited in its delivery capability.