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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781262803321

Titolo

Trends in science and technology relevant to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention : summary of an international workshop : October 31 to November 3, 2010, Beijing, China / / convened in cooperation with Chinese Academy of Sciences, IAP--The Global Network of Science Academies, International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, International Union of Microbiological Societies ; Katherine Bowman ... [et al.], rapporteurs ; National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2011

ISBN

0-309-20932-3

1-283-08164-4

9786613081643

0-309-20930-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (57 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BowmanKatherine

Disciplina

327.1745

Soggetti

Biosecurity

Biological weapons - Technological innovations

Chemical weapons - Technological innovations

Arms control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

International workshop held at the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""INTRODUCTION TO THE THEMES, GOALS, AND CONTEXT OF THE WORKSHOP""; ""DEVELOPMENTS IN DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND PRODUCTION""; ""DEVELOPMENTS IN DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND PRODUCTION, CONTINUED""; ""DISPERSAL AND DELIVERY""; ""DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND MONITORING""; ""DEFENSE AND COUNTERMEASURES""; ""COMMUNICATION""; ""WORKSHOP DISCUSSION SESSIONS AND FINAL REMARKS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix""

""COMMITTEE ON TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RELEVANT TO



THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: AN INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP""""WORKSHOP RAPPORTEURS""; ""WORKSHOP AGENDA""; ""PARTICIPANT LIST""