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Appendix C: Testimony of Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D.
Pages 235-238

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... For a Hearing on The Threat of Bioterrorism and the Spread of Infectious Diseases Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate August 24, 2001 I am honored to address the committee on a matter of transcendent importance to U.S. security and global human welfare.
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From page 236...
... military weapon in 1969 set in motion the most important diplomatic and legal steps towards its eradication globally, laying the groundwork for the Biological Weapons Convention treaty. The treaty lacks robust verification mechanisms, mainly for reasons intrinsic to the technology.
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... Organizing the government to deal with mass contingencies is a goal that is vexing and still poorly addressed. It entails coordination of local, state, and federal assets and jurisdictions and the intersection of law enforcement, national security, and public health.
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... Biological warfare. Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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