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Bookmark or Share- To Know the Future of Biological Weapons, Look to the PastOver the more than 27 years that the U.S. offensive biological warfare program was in existence from its inception in 1942 to President Richard Nixon's public denunciation (PDF) of it in 1969, researchers established the enormous potential of biological weapons, lessons that appear to have been forgotten today.
- Biological weapons - World Health Organization (WHO)The use of biological agents is a serious concern, and the risk of using these agents in a terrorist attack is thought to be increasing. Preparedness WHO focuses on the possible public health consequences of an incident due to a biological agent, regardless of whether it is characterized as a deliberate act or a naturally occurring event.
- Red-Teaming the Risks of Using AI in Biological AttacksThe organizers noted a few AI outputs that they described as unfortunate. In one case, for example, the AI engaged in a discussion about how to cause maximum casualties with a biological weapon. All of the biological agents it suggested, though, are listed on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or elsewhere online.
- Plagues, Cyborgs, and Supersoldiers: The Human Domain of War | RANDGovernments should revise the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) to include strong protections, such as independent monitoring of biosafety level (BSL)–rated laboratories in a manner akin to chemical and nuclear weapons treaties. Failing BWC revisions, the United States should pursue stronger bilateral agreements for biosafety.
- Biotechnology and Today's Warfighter | RAND - RAND CorporationThird, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the United States is not prepared for a significant biological incident. To be sure, the problem is not new. But outbreaks and pandemics over the last decade, including Ebola (2014), Zika (2016), COVID-19 (2019–present), and now monkeypox, have demonstrated the degree to which we need to ...
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