Controlling Biochemical Weapons Adapting Multilateral Arms Control for the 21st Century

Scientific and technological change in the life sciences is currently transforming the problem of preventing biological warfare and biological terrorism. This transformation will demand a radical and rigorous new approach to biochemical arms control, for which the existing prohibition regimes for chemical and biological weapons are necessary but insufficient building blocks. Examples from the areas of immunology, the neurosciences, and the neuroendocrine-immune system are used to show the magnitude of the problem. The final section of the book will then outline additional measures required to control biochemical weapons in the 21st century.

Introduction * Science, Technology and the CW Control Regime * Science, Technology and the BTW Control Regime * Defenses under Attack: The Potential Misuse of Immunology * Specific Behavior under Control: The Potential Misuse of the Neurosciences * Personality Under Assault: Potential Misuse of the Neuroendocrine-Immune System * Towards a Multilateral and Multilayered System of Control * Conclusion: What Needs to Be Done Now