Biological warfare

Chapter 1: How great a danger do biological weapons pose? 1. Biological weapons pose a serious threat to Americans / Commission on the prevention of WMD proliferation and terrorism and senator Bob Graham

2. Biological weapons are less destructive than nuclear weapons / Allison Macfarlane

3. Anthrax is a serious threat / Jeffrey W. Runge

4. Anthrax is not a serious threat / Fred Burton and Scott Stewart

5. Smalllpox remains a bioterrorism threat / Stefan Riedel. Ch. 2: Who constitutes a serious biological warfare threat? 1. Foreign and domestic terrorist groups are a serious biological warfare threat / Robert S. Mueller III

2. The biological warfare threat from terrorist groups is overstated / Milton Leitenberg

3. Iran has the capability to produce biological weapons / Anthony H. Cordesman

4. African nations constitute a unique biological weapons threat / James Thuo Njuguna. Ch. 3: How should the United States prepare for biological warfare? 1. The expansion of biodefense research laboratories needs increased oversight / Edward Hammond

2. The expansion of biodefense research laboratories has sufficient oversight for safety / Hugh Auchincloss

3. Proposed legislation will significantly improve the select agent program / Richard Burr

4. Increased regulations regarding the select agent program could undermine valuable research / Gigi Kwik Gronvall

5. The U.S. Government should invest more for epidemic preparedness / Tara O'Toole. Ch. 4: How can biological warfare be prevented? 1. The United States should strengthen its commitment to the biological weapons convention / Jeanne Guillemin

2. The United States is strongly committed to the biological weapons convention / John C. Rood

3. All known stocks of the smallpox virus should be destroyed / Edward Hammond

4. Known stocks of the smallpox virus should be retained for National Securit;y / John O. Agwunobi

5. The United States should negotiate a compromise regarding the retention of the smallpox virus / Jonathan B. Tucker

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