Overview

The papers in this volume provide an integrated overview and in-depth analysis of the issues involved in the negotiations leading to the Protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, involving consideration of the key scientific and technical issues involved and also of the political context within which these issues have to be considered by the negotiators.

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Author:   Malcolm R. Dando ,  G.S. Pearson ,  Tibor Toth
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2000 ed.
Volume:   32
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.210kg
ISBN:  

9780792365068

ISBN 10:   0792365062
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   31 July 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Prohibition of Chemical and Biological Weapons.- Biological Weapons Proliferation Concerns.- The Biotechnology Revolution: The Science and Applications.- The Relevance of Advances in Biotechnology to the Task of Strengthening the BTWC.- Technological Aspects of Verification: Declarations, Managed Access and Confidential Proprietary Information.- Technological Aspects of Verification: Investigation of Alleged Use of BW.- Verification Technologies: Sampling and Identification.- Biological Agent Detection Technology.- Towards a Verification Protocol.- Prospects for the Ad Hoc Group.- An Overview of the ASI and a 1999 Postscript.

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