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		Key Documents Relevant Arms Control Today Articles ACT News Articles 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003 2002 2001 2000 1997 ACT Feature Articles

Key Documents:

The 2006 Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference Reader
(PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
November 2006

A Briefing Paper on the Status of Biological Weapons Nonproliferation
ACA Issue Brief, May 2003
(Also available as PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

The Biological Weapons Convention at a Glance
ACA Fact Sheet, June 2003.
(Also available as PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation at a Glance
ACA Fact Sheet, September 2002
(Also available as PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Relevant Arms Control Today Articles

ACT News Articles:

2008

BWC States Tackle National Implementation
January/February 2008.

2007

GAO Issues Warning on Biodefense Research
November 2007.

Experts Seek Measures to Control Bioweapons
October 2007.

NEWS ANALYSIS: States Strengthen Biological Weapons Convention
January/February 2007.

2006

NEWS ANALYSIS: Bioweapons Treaty Progress Predicted
November 2006.

States Agree on BWC Conference Agenda
June 2006.

States Agree on BWC Conference Agenda
June 2006.

States Agree to Pursue Bio Codes of Conduct
January/February 2006.

2005

U.S. Names Alleged Treaty Violators
October 2005.

Threat Reduction Program Extends Reach to Ukrainian Biological Facilities
October 2005.

BWC Meeting Tackles Codes of Conduct
September 2005.

Bolton Hearings Highlight Internal Differences on Cuba's Biological Weapon
May 2005.

New Reports Cite Looting at Iraqi Sites; UNMOVIC Future Discussed
April 2005.

The Bush Administration and Verification
April 2005.

2003

GAO Covertly Buys Bioweapons Gear from Defense Department
November 2003.

U.S. Biodefense Plans Worry Nonproliferation Advocates
September 2003.

Australia Group Adds 14 Pathogens to Control List
July/August 2003.

U.S. Army Obtains Patent for Bio-Weapon Launcher
June 2003.

Top U.S. Officials Voice Concern About Syria’s WMD Capability
May 2003.

Bush Administration Releases Strategy on WMD Threats
January/February 2003.

BWC Won’t Harm Export Controls, GAO Says
January/February 2003.

2002

Oliver Meier,
Bare-Bones Multilateralism
At the BWC Review Conference
News Analysis, December 2002.

BWC Review Conference Meets, Avoids Verification Issues
December 2002.

China Issues Chem-Bio Export Control Laws
November 2002.

GAO Says Multilateral Export Control Regimes Too Weak
November 2002.

U.S. Releases Information on Cold War Chem-Bio Tests
November 2002.

U.S. Attempts to Sink BWC Review Conference
October 2002.

Australia Group Concludes New Chem-Bio Control Measures
July/August 2002.

U.S. Says Cuba Has Limited Germ Weapons Effort
June 2002.

Washington Levies Sanctions for WMD-Related Transfers to Iran
June 2002.

China Sanctioned for Chem, Bio Transfers to Iran
March 2002.

BWC Conference Suspended After Controversial End
January/February 2002.

2001

U.S. Presents Alternatives to BWC Protocol at Review Conference
December 2001.

U.S. Names Countries Thought to Be Violating BWC
December 2001.

U.S. BWC Proposals: Useful but Insufficient
News Analysis, December 2001.

Anthrax Continues to Surface; Source Unknown
December 2001

U.S. Under Anthrax Attack; Bioterror Source Unknown
November 2001.

U.S. to Clean Up Soviet-Era Germ Warfare Site in Uzbekistan
November 2001.

U.S. Approves Development of Enhanced Anthrax
November 2001.

International Reaction to Secret U.S. Bio-Weapons Research Muted
October 2001.

BWC Protocol Talks in Geneva Collapse Following U.S. Rejection
September 2001.

U.S. BWC Protocol Policy Still Unclear With Talks Short on Time
July/August 2001.

Tóth Issues Draft BWC Protocol, Reactions in Geneva Mixed
May 2001.

BWC Ad Hoc Group Meets With 'Mixed' Results
April 2001.

Pentagon Conducts BWC Protocol 'Trial Visit'
April 2001.

BWC Ad Hoc Group Meets; Chairman's Talks Continue
January/February 2001.

2000

BWC Ad Hoc Group Inches Forward
September 2000.

BWC Ad Hoc Group Continues Work Without Substantial Progress
May 2000.

No Breakthroughs at BWC Ad Hoc Group Meeting
March 2000.

1997

Iraqi BW Program May be Key to Standoff with UN
October 1997.

Rolling Text' for BWC Protocol Introduced
June/July 1997.

ACT Feature Articles:

Keeping WMD From Terrorists: An Interview With 1540 Committee Chairman Ambassador Peter Burian
November 2007.

Trevor Findlay
Verification and the BWC: Last Gasp or Signs of Life?
September 2006.

Roger Roffey, John Hart, and Frida Kuhlau
Critical Guidance: A Code of Conduct for Biodefense Scientists
September 2006.

Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley
Plagued by Errors:New Approach Needed to Tackle Proliferation Threats From Anti-Plague System
March 2006.

Edward Ifft
Witness for the Prosecution: International Organizations and Arms Control Verification
November 2005.

Jonathan B. Tucker
Book Review: Biological Weapons Breakdown
May 2005.

Jonathan Tucker
Biological Threat Assessment: Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease?
October 2004.

Mark Wheelis
Will the "New Biology" Lead to New Weapons?
July/August 2004.

Kenneth N. Luongo, Derek Averre, Raphael Della Ratta, and Maurizio Martellini
Building a Forward Line of Defense
Securing Former Soviet Biological Weapons
July/August 2004

Jonathan B. Tucker,
Preventing the Misuse of Pathogens: The Need for Global Biosecurity Standards
June 2003.

Johnathan B. Tucker and Raymond A. Zilinskas,
Assessing U.S. Proposals to Strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention
April 2002.

ACA Press Conference With James F. Leonard, Michael Moodie, and Elisa Harris
The BWC After the Protocol: Previewing the Review Conference
December 2001.

Barbara Hatch Rosenberg,
Allergic Reaction: Washington's Response to the BWC Protocol
July/August 2001.

Marie Isabelle Chevrier,
A Necessary Compromise
May 2001.

Robert P. Kadlec,
First, Do No Harm
May 2001.

James F. Leonard,
An Essential First Step
May 2001.

Michael Moodie,
Building on Faulty Assumptions
May 2001.

John Steinbruner, Nancy Gallaher, and Stacy Gunther,
A Tough Call
May 2001.

Alan P. Zelicoff,
An Impractical Protocol
May 2001.

Graham S. Pearson,
The Protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention Is Within Reach
June 2000.

An Interview With Ambassador Tibor Tóth,
Prospects for Progress: Drafting the Protocol to the BWC
May 2000.

Johnathan B. Tucker,
Strengthening the BWC: Moving Toward a Compliance Protocol
January/February 1998.

Graham S. Pearson,
The Fourth BWC Review Conference: An Important Step Forward
January/February 1997.