Tag Archives: Geneva Convention

Unanticipated Benefits of Arms Control

Posted on September 1, 2010 by

By ACA Intern Matt Sugrue A recently published “proof of concept” by a joint USAMRIID (U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease) and AVI BioPharma team shows the possibility for developing a vaccine against the Marburg and Ebola filoviruses. … Continue reading →

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Peaceful Use or Weaponization: The Lingering Threat of Biological and Chemical Weapons

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By ACA Intern Daniel Salisbury Last week in Switzerland over 100 states party to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) are due to conclude an annual Meeting of Experts. As Global Security Newswire reported August 20: Law enforcement and public health … Continue reading →

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