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The 1991 Gulf War and recent disclosures about the BW programs of Iraq and the former Soviet Union have highlighted the need for an effective biological warfare (BW) defense capability. Ideally this should include battlefield detectors as part of an integrated system with physical protection and medical countermeasures, together with a strengthened Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) to reduce the risk of BW proliferation.
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Leslie, D. (2001). The Potential of Different Biotechnology Methods in BTW Agent Detection. In: Kelle, A., Dando, M.R., Nixdorff, K. (eds) The Role of Biotechnology in Countering BTW Agents. NATO Science Series, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0775-7_8
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