strategy
Resisting proliferation of bioweapons
Synonyms:
Strengthening biological weapons convention Implementation:
In 1997 the US Department of Defense (DOD) announced it would launch a $38.5 million "Pathogens Initiative" to fund collaborations between Russian scientists once involved in research on biological weapons and US infectious disease specialists. This project, with two-thirds of funds going to Russian teams, also lessens the chances that skilled Russian scientists, struggling to make ends meet, will "develop connections with parties interested in using their knowledge for hostile purposes." Broader:
StrengtheningEliminating weapons of mass destructionStrengthening regimes of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction Constrained by:
Prohibiting new types of weapons of mass destruction Facilitated by:
Acknowledging ratified treaties Values:
Proliferation Organizations:
Henry L Stimson Center Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute Committee on Chemical and Biological Warfare, London References:
Geissler, Erhard: Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention by Confidence-Building Measures Subjects:
Biosciences → BiologySocietal Problems → Proliferation
Defence → Arms
Defence → Resistance
Law → Agreements
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
