Biological and Chemical Weapons

Biodefense and Medical Preparedness

Updated JAnuary 2007

Domestic Efforts

Partner Resources

• MIPT Terrorism Knowledgebase^NEW

Relevant Legislative History

• Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2006
• Project Bioshield Act of 2004
  
• Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
• USA Patriot Act of 2001
• Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1998
• Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996
• Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
• Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989

Frequently Asked Questions: "What can I do?"

• Red Cross and CDC Offer Advice on Personal Preparedness
• Emergency Management Tools for Business (CDC/NIOSH)
  

Previous Stimson Center Assessments of US Government Activity in Combating Terrorism

Ataxia: The Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat and the US Response. Stimson Center Report No. 35. A comprehensive study that examines the many facets of the unconventional terrorism issue in the United States.

International Efforts

Chemical and Biological Weapons Arms Control Efforts

• Biological Weapons Issues
• Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation at a Glance
• The Chemical Weapons Convention
• The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
• Trilateral Agreement on Biological Weapons (Russia-United Kingdom-United States)
• The Geneva Protocol
• The Australia Group
• (US-USSR) Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding
• (US-USSR) Bilateral Destruction Agreement
• (Latin American) The Mendoza Accord
• India-Pakistan Agreement on Chemical Weapons
• Compliance Through Science: US Pharmaceutical Industry Experts on a Strengthened Bioweapons Nonproliferation Regime. Stimson Center Report No. 48

 

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