Hostname: page-component-68945f75b7-qf55q Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-08-05T22:21:48.077Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

The Biological Weapons Convention: What is the Role of Sample Collection in a Legally-Binding Regime?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2016

Alan P. Zelicoff*
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, USA
Get access

Abstract

Image of the first page of this content. For PDF version, please use the ‘Save PDF’ preceeding this image.'
Type
Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Association for Politics and the Life Sciences 

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Federation of American Scientists (1994). “Beyond VEREX: A Legally Binding Compliance Regime for the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. Report of the Federation of American Scientists Working Group on Biological and Toxin Weapons Verification.” Washington, DC, July.Google Scholar
Gough, R.G. and Zelicoff, A.P. (1994). “Information Value of Verification Measures.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute. Manuscript available upon request.Google Scholar
Lacey, E.J. (1994). “The Biological Weapons Threat: The Next Proliferation Challenge.” The Washington Quarterly 17(4):5364.Google Scholar
Titball, R.W. and Pearson, G.S. (1993). “BWC Verification Measures: Technologies for the Identification of Biological Warfare Agents.” Politics and the Life Sciences 12:255–62.Google Scholar
United Nations (1992). “The Third Review Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction. Geneva, 9–27 September.” Final Document, BWC/CONF.III/23, 1992 (Geneva: United Nations, GE.91-62715-Jan 1992–500).Google Scholar
United Nations (1993). “Ad Hoc Group of Governmental Experts to Identify and Examine Potential Verification Measures from a Scientific and Technical Standpoint.” Report, BCW/CONF.III/VEREX/9,1993 (Geneva: United Nations GE.93-62641-September, 1993).Google Scholar
United Nations (1994). “Special Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (19–30 Sept, 1994).” Report, BWC/SPCONF/I (Geneva GE.94-65141-September, 1994).Google Scholar