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"Preventing a Biochemical Arms Race" responds to a growing concern
that changes in the life sciences and the nature of warfare could
lead to a resurgent interest in chemical and biological weapons
(CBW) capabilities. By bringing together a wide range of historical
material and current literature in the field of CBW arms control,
the book reveals how these two disparate fields might be integrated
to precipitate a biochemical arms race among major powers, rogue
states, or even non-state actors.
Biotechnology is vital to counter biological and toxin weapons. Without biotechnology, the detection, identification and diagnoses of, and medical countermeasures to such weapons would be virtually impossible. As biological and toxin agents occur in natural outbreaks of disease or intoxications, there are both civil and military benefit to be had from the use of biotechnology in providing effective countermeasures to such agents. The role of biotechnology in countering biological and toxin weapons is here addressed under seven major headings: The wider political and economic contexts; Enabling technologies for BTW agent detection; The applicability of biotechnological methods for BTW agent detection on the battlefield, in a terrorist incident, and in an inspection environment; Pre-exposure medical countermeasures; Diagnosis and identification; Post-exposure treatment and decontamination; Contribution of biotechnology to strengthening international conventions against BTW agents.
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