Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: A Modern Approach for Detecting Offensive Biological Weapons Research

Authors

Michael Moodie, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Cheryl Loeb, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Robert E. Armstrong, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Helen Purkitt, U.S. Naval Academy

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Description

This report outlines a new framework to monitor countries in terms of their potential to engage in covert biological weapons research. This is an effort to develop an indirect approach to measuring a nation’s capability to conduct offensive weapons research in both civilian and government or military settings.

Document Type

Occasional Paper

Topic(s)

Biological and Chemical Issues

Publication Date

9-2008

Publication

Defense and Technology Paper

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, D.C.

Disciplines

Life Sciences

Recommended Citation

Moodie, Michael; Loeb, Cheryl; Armstrong, Robert E.; and Purkitt, Helen, "Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: A Modern Approach for Detecting Offensive Biological Weapons Research" (2008). Defense and Technology Papers. 54.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/defense-tech-papers/54