Biological weapons and US law

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 357-360

  Ferguson, James R ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 8000 Sears Tower   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOXIN;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH HAZARD; INFECTION RISK; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030814762     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.5.357     Document Type: Review

References (14)

1. Sopko J. The changing proliferation threat. Foreign Policy. 1996;105:6-16.
2. Global Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Domestic Terrorism: Hearings Before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. 104th Cong, 1st Sess (1996).
3. The Biological Weapons Act of 1989, 18 USC §175 et seq.
4. The Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, Pub L No. 102-182 (December 4, 1991).
5. Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub L No. 104-132 (April 24, 1996).
6. Cole L. The Eleventh Plague: The Politics of Biological and Chemical Warfare. New York: WH Freeman & Co; 1997.
7. Office of Technology Assessment. Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Assessing the Risks. Washington, DC: Office of Technology Assessment; 1995.
8. 50 USC §§2401-24 (1979).
9. Office of Technology Assessment. Technology Against Terrorism: Structuring Security. Washington, DC: Office of Technology Assessment; 1992.
10. Office of Technology Assessment. Technology Against Terrorism: The Federal Effort. Washington, DC: Office of Technology Assessment; 1991.
11. Senate Report No. 210, 101st Cong, 1st Sess (1989).
12. The Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989: Hearing Before the Senate Committee On the Judiciary. 101st Cong, 1st Sess (1989).
13. 18 USC §175 et seq (1996).
14. US Dept of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additional requirements for facilities transferring or receiving select agents: final rule. Federal Register. October 24, 1996;61:55190.