Two schools of thought Flashcards
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Two schools of thought
Trivial and insurmountable
steps in manufacturing process for bioweapons
culture, milling, drying
steps in formulaation in bioweapons
stabilized, additives, wet vs dry
Calder’s Equation
to figure out total human doses: product concentration, volume of agent, % disseminating efficiency / dose for man
how do aerosols work?
large particles fall first, small particles (1-5) remain airborne and behave as gas
steps for a state sponsored biowarfare program
conduct research and development, produce agent, design/test/build, acquire delivery system, acquire operational cadre, plannning, deployment
States that have BW programs
Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Libya (past), Israel, North Korea, USSR, China
Los Alamos National Laboratory Model for Examining Terrorist BW
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Other Models
Zanders, Zelinskas, Ackerman-Moran
Equipment required for a BW program
facilities, personal protective equipment, decontamination equipment, dual-use equipment: fermenters, centrifugalseparators, cross flow filtration equipment, freeze drying equipment
International Regimes
BWC, AG, PSI, Interpol, UN
Assessment by International Regimes of current BW programs
ineffective against state programs, ready availability of pathogens, proliferation of tech has opened windows
Strategic Military Framework for Combatting WMD - nonproliferation
Nonproliferation before: prevent, dissuade, deny; after: reduce, destroy
Strategic Military Framework for Combatting WMD - counterproliferation
defeat, deter; defend, respond, recover`
Model to describe technology growth
S curve - rate of technology and rate of diffusion; more performance and more effort, more technology and replaced old technology
Diffusion of innovation steps
innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards
Graham Talent Commission
Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism; thought that there would be a terrorist attack by WMD by the end of 2013, more likely to use a bioweapon and need to reduce the threat by limiting proliferation
Non-state/terrorist sponsored steps to develop a bioweapons program
acquisition, processing, weaponizing, planning, deployment
A successful attack is based on:
capabilities, intent, knowledge
