Countering Biological Threats : Challenges for the Department of Defense's Nonproliferation Program Beyond the Former Soviet Union.

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- Introduction -- 1 Security Context for Geographical Expansion of the Biological Threat Reduction Program of the Department of Defense -- 2 Capacities of Developing Countries to Counter Biological Threats -- 3 Applicability of Biological Threat Reduction Approaches in the Former Soviet Union to Other Developing Countries -- 4 Biosecurity-Related Activities of Other Organizations -- 5 Policy and Program Coordination and Integration -- 6 Recommendations -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Presenters at Committee Meetings -- Appendix B: Organizations that Provided Background Information -- Appendix C: Summary Reports of Field Visits -- Appendix D: Organizations Considered by the Biological Threat Reduction Program as Stakeholders in the Program -- Appendix E: Selected Department of Defense Entities with Relevant Programs -- Appendix F: Selected U.S. Government Departments and Agencies with Relevant Programs -- Appendix G: Activities of International Organizations -- Appendix H: International Health Regulations -- Appendix I: Selected Foundations -- Appendix J: Interagency International Bio-Engagement Working Group -- Appendix K: Relevant Studies -- Appendix L: Biographies of Committee Members.

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