Counter proliferation of biological threat agents [WP928]

• Defence and security

• Date: Friday 26 - Sunday 28 September, 2008
• Venue: Wiston House

  Wilton Park; Wiston House, Steyning; West Sussex; BN44 3DZ; +44 (0) 1903 815 020

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• Event no.: WP928
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This conference discussed the following points:

• How do developments in the Life Sciences impact on chemical and biological weapons proliferation?
•  What are the challenges posed by developments such as synthetic biology and nantechnology, and how can they best be addressed?
•  How can government, NGOs, public health entities stay ahead of the potential threat?
•  How can work at universities etc be squared with non-proliferation and security obligations?
•  What are the implications of the blurring boundary between chemical and biological weapons?

Contacts

Mark Smith: Programme Director

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