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Detecting and Deterring Biological Weapons in Iraq: The Role of Aerial Surveillance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2016

Raymond A. Zilinskas
Raymond A. Zilinskas*
Affiliation:
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, USA
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This paper has four parts. First, I begin my examination of the aerial surveillance measure by reviewing the work by VEREX on this measure. Second, I discuss aerial surveillance as it relates to UNSCOM's mission in Iraq specifically. Third, I make some general observations about the applicability of this measure to detecting biological facilities and activities. Last, I comment on the utility of this measure for UNSCOM and international biological arms control.

Type
Symposium: Biological Weapons Inspection
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Politics and the Life Sciences , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , August 1995 , pp. 255 - 258
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Copyright © Association for Politics and the Life Sciences 

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