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Between Publishing and Perishing? H5N1 Research Unleashes Unprecedented Dual-Use Research Controversy
May 3, 2012Recently, researchers in the Netherlands and the United States identified genetic mutations that could enable H5N1 bird flu to become easily transmissible from one human to another. Controversy has emerged about whether the details of these two particularly sensitive H5N1 studies should be openly published to aid global pandemic preparedness or withheld in the interests of national security. Because similar ...
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Sam Nunn Discusses Need for New Public-Private Partnership to Reduce the Threat of Bioterrorism
Dec. 9, 2004NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn says that active leadership of the scientific community is essential to develop norms of scientific behavior that will secure dangerous biological materials without suffocating scientific research.
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Russia's Role in Combating Catastrophic Terrorism
Feb. 3, 2003In this speech at the Woodrow Wilson Center, Mr. Curtis offers eight steps to a more effective U.S./Russian security relationship, moving from suspicious competitors to cooperative partners.
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Dr. Peggy Hamburg testifies before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Oct. 17, 2001Testimony on the biological weapons threat.
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Prepared Testimony of Senator Nunn Regarding Biological Weapons Threat
July 23, 2001Testimony before the House Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations.
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Prepared Testimony of Dr. Peggy Hamburg Regarding Biological Weapons Threat
July 23, 2001Testimony before the House Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations.
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Senator Nunn testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sept. 5, 2001Testimony on the threats from biological weapons and Senator Nunn's participation in the Dark Winter war game scenario.
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Transcript of House Hearing on Biological Weapons Threat
July 23, 2001U.S. House Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations held a hearing on the biological weapons threat. Witnesses included Senator Nunn and NTI Vice President of Biological Programs, Dr. Peggy Hamburg.
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Official Says U.S. Smallpox Immunization Efforts Have Stopped
Oct. 16, 2003The U.S. smallpox immunization program, intended to defend the nation against a bioterrorist attack, has come to an informal halt, USA Today reported today (see GSN, June 19).
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U.S. Army Says Pneumonia Data Shows No Link to Vaccines
Oct. 20, 2003WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army Surgeon General’s office said last week that its data indicates no causal relationship between the serious pneumonia suffered by 19 U.S. soldiers in Southwest Asia and the smallpox and anthrax vaccines they received.
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U.S. Health Officials, Experts, Debate Smallpox Vaccination Response
Oct. 22, 2003GENEVA — During a biological security conference here yesterday, top U.S. health officials sparred over U.S. vaccination policy in the event of a smallpox terrorist attack (see GSN, Oct. 16).
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U.S. Smallpox Official Acknowledges Vaccination “Targets Were Not Achieved”
Oct. 22, 2003WASHINGTON — After vaccinating only one-tenth of the target number of health workers against a potential smallpox attack, the United States has abandoned such benchmarks and is focusing on efforts such as training, communications and post-attack vaccination capability, a leader of the program said here today (see GSN, Oct. 16).
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