Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group of Chemical and Biological Threats, spoke with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about his work co-leading a project on BSL-3+ and BSL-4 labs and the government research policies that govern them. George Mason University biosecurity expert Gregory Koblentz, who co-leads the project with Filippa Lentzos, a King’s […]
10 Thoughts for 2023
By John Erath As 2022 ends and 2023 begins, it is customary to look back at the previous year and evaluate developments during the past 12 months. This blog post, however, looks forward. Rather than dwell on the past, it seems more appropriate to consider the year to come and what we hope to see […]
Casey Kitchens: Reflections on My Internship
By Casey Kitchens, Fall 2022 Intern As my internship with the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation comes to a close, I was asked to write one final blog post about my experience over the past 14 weeks. While I could probably write a novel about how much I’ve learned about weapon systems, nuclear fusion, […]
Final Summary: Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY23 Request FY23 requested levels come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book Numbers may not add due to rounding Total National Defense Discretionary Spending (050) *Does not include mandatory spending or any emergency spending, including […]
Experts Debate the Risks of Made-to-Order DNA
Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group of Chemical and Biological Threats, spoke with Undark about the ramifications of synthesizing strands of DNA. “It’s not that I’m worried about something happening tomorrow. But the reality is, this capability is increasingly powerful in terms of how long the DNA fragments can be, what you can […]
