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How the Biological Weapons Convention could verify treaty compliance

While significant chemical and nuclear weapons agreements contain verification provisions, the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) does not. World governments have not discussed this topic within ...
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Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention: An International Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

How AI can—and cannot—improve verification of the Biological Weapons Convention

In his address to the UN General Assembly, US president Donald Trump announced his intention to “lead an international effort to enforce the Biological Weapons Convention … by pioneering an AI ...
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U.S. marks 50th anniversary of Biological Weapons Convention

March 26 (UPI) --The U.S. State Department Wednesday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention, an agreement implemented in 1975 to stop the development and use of ...
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Fed Govt reaffirms commitment to implement biological weapons convention

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing the Biological Weapons Convention, which prohibits the development, production, acquisition, and retention of biological weapons.