A team of experts from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) are ...

Putting aside the still politically fraught question of whether Covid-19 escaped from a Chinese lab or, like most outbreaks, ...

Is the Defense Department still preparing to fight biological warfare as if it’s 1970? When preparing for biological warfare, most nations picture scenarios in which an enemy openly sprays traditional ...

While politicians pose in front of barns, tractors and fields for campaign ads, meaningful agricultural security policy sits ...

Journalist looks into crimes of the Japanese army's Unit 731 'Shonen Corps' that conducted experiments on prisoners in WWII ...

Historically, biological warfare agents of concern have included a relatively select group of pathogens and toxins, referred to as traditional BW agents. Traditional BW agents are all naturally ...

Biological weapons can be easily concealed and transported to airports and subways, where officials are not equipped to identify the dangerous substances. This week, the FAA placed a two-day ban on ...

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an entry in Wikipedia, it is highly relevant today. Understanding the ...

According to new research, an oft-told tale of early biological warfare—a medieval siege involving the catapulting of victims of the Black Death—probably never happened.

Stimson's committee issues the first of its two reports, concluding that biological warfare is "distinctly feasible" and the United States should begin its own biological weapons program immediately.

The film discusses the dangers of biological warfare (BW) and its potential impact on civilian populations, emphasizing the importance of public health systems in combating such threats. It ...