Biological weapons - World Health Organization (WHO)
2018年9月6日 · The use of biological agents is a serious concern, and the risk of using these agents in a terrorist attack is thought to be increasing. Preparedness WHO focuses on the possible public health consequences of an incident due to a biological agent, regardless of whether it is characterized as a deliberate act or a naturally occurring event.
Biological Weapons and Warfare | RAND
2024年2月6日 · The threat of biological weapons and warfare poses particular challenges to government officials charged with devising immediate and longer-term emergency response plans.
Plagues, Cyborgs, and Supersoldiers: The Human Domain of War
2024年1月2日 · Governments should revise the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) to include strong protections, such as independent monitoring of biosafety level (BSL)–rated laboratories in a manner akin to chemical and nuclear weapons treaties. Failing BWC revisions, the United States should pursue stronger bilateral agreements for biosafety.
Biotechnology and Today's Warfighter | RAND - RAND Corporation
2022年10月25日 · Third, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the United States is not prepared for a significant biological incident. To be sure, the problem is not new. But outbreaks and pandemics over the last decade, including Ebola (2014), Zika (2016), COVID-19 (2019–present), and now monkeypox, have demonstrated the degree to which we need to ...
To Know the Future of Biological Weapons, Look to the Past
2015年4月10日 · Over the more than 27 years that the U.S. offensive biological warfare program was in existence from its inception in 1942 to President Richard Nixon's public denunciation (PDF) of it in 1969, researchers established the enormous potential of biological weapons, lessons that appear to have been forgotten today.
The Operational Risks of AI in Large-Scale Biological Attacks
2024年1月25日 · This research did not measure the distance between the existing LLM capability frontier and the knowledge needed for biological weapon attack planning. Given the rapid evolution of AI, it is prudent to monitor future developments in LLM technology and the potential risks associated with its application to biological weapon attack planning.
The Operational Risks of AI in Large-Scale Biological Attacks
2023年10月16日 · Previous biological attacks that failed because of a lack of information might succeed in a world in which AI tools have access to all of the information needed to bridge that information gap. The authors of this report look at the emerging issue of identifying and mitigating the risks posed by the misuse of AI—specifically, large language ...
Current Artificial Intelligence Does Not Meaningfully Increase Risk …
2024年1月25日 · The current generation of large language models (LLMs)—a form of artificial intelligence (AI)—do not increase the risk of a biological weapons attack by a non-state actor, according to new RAND research assessing the potential risks posed by the misuse of AI.
Attributing Biological Weapons Use - RAND Corporation
2024年2月6日 · This report describes issues related to the attribution of biological weapons (BW) use and identifies areas in which the U.S. Department of Defense could enhance its capabilities to (1) support U.S. investigative capabilities into the alleged use of BW or toxin weapons and (2) strengthen international efforts, specifically United Nations mechanisms, to hold state and nonstate actors ...
Implications of the Pandemic for Terrorist Interest in Biological ...
2022年5月31日 · Some policymakers and analysts have expressed concern that weaknesses in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic will motivate terrorists to seek biological weapons. While the prospect of the Islamic State and al-Qaeda pursuing biological weapons is not zero, it is unlikely, given the difficulties involved and the availability of simpler alternatives.