1. Biotechnology E-commerce: A Disruptive Challenge to Biological Arms Control
- Author:
- Raymond A. Zilinskas and Philippe Mauger
- Publication Date:
- 05-2015
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- Abstract:
- Current approaches to prevent the proliferation of biological weapons rely heavily on the operation of export controls for equipment used in the production or dissemination of biological agents. Concerned that the emergence and growth of biotechnology e-commerce has significantly disrupted the effectiveness of such export controls, the British Commonwealth and Foreign Office funded a study in June 2014 for the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) titled “The Internet as a Source for Dual-Use Technologies of Biological Weapons Concern: Policy Implications and Governance Options,” to research the biological arms-control problems presented by biotechnology dual-use products and technologies sold via the Internet (e-commerce), and to determine how these problems could be addressed.
- Topic:
- Arms Control and Proliferation, Science and Technology, Biological Weapons, and Biotechnology
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus