摘要:
The development, production, stockpiling, and use of biological weapons are banned by the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). Reflecting the realities of the Cold War era in which it was negotiated, the BWC lacks means for compliance verification or enforcement. International efforts to remedy this deficiency are accelerating in the face of evidence that covert biological weapon programs are proliferating at the national and subnational levels.
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\"The best cure for anthrax is prevention,\" said Lieutenant-Commander Heather MacKinnon, the physician aboard the frigate HMCS Toronto. MacKinnon, a 1988 Dalhousie graduate, says inoculation and the doxycycline provides ample protection for the ship's 239 crew members, although \"they may be required to recommence taking the antibiotic if the threat increases.\" [One military airman, who was not from the Toronto, refused to be inoculated. He was flown back to Canada, where he will likely face disciplinary measures. - Ed.]