The world is a safer place thanks to the effective implementation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC). The convention, which was opened for signature in 1972, prohibits the ...

March 26 (UPI) --The U.S. State Department Wednesday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention, an agreement implemented in 1975 to stop the development and use of ...

This report offers a summary of the presentations from an international workshop, Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, held October 31 - November 3 ...

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing the Biological Weapons Convention, which prohibits the development, production, acquisition, and retention of biological weapons.

Over the past decade, national and international scientific organizations have become increasingly engaged in considering how to respond to the biosecurity implications of developments in the life ...