Biotechnology, weapons, and humanity / British Medical Association.

"The report was prepared under the auspices of the Board of Science and Education of the British Medical Association"--P. ix.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-144) and index.

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Introduction 1 -- British Medical Association and the Board of Science and -- Education 1 -- Weapons, ethics and the BMA 2 -- Biological weapons 3 -- Recent advances in genetics 4 -- Structure and scope of report 5 -- Chapter 2: The history of biological warfare 9 -- From 300 BC to 1763 10 -- 1763 to 1925 10 -- 1925 to 1940 14 -- 1940 to 1969 17 -- 1969 to 1990 22 -- 1990 to 1998 and beyond 28 -- A typology of future biological warfare 30 -- Chapter 3: The impact of biotechnology 33 -- The BTWC and the biotechnology revolution 34 -- The BTWC review conferences 37 -- The Soviet offensive BW programme 44 -- The threat today 45 -- Chapter 4: Genetic weapons 53 -- Types of genetic weapons 53 -- Prediction of genetic weapons 56 -- The Human Genome Project 60 -- Human genetic diversity 62 -- Gene therapy 65 -- Genetic weapons: Fact or fiction? 66 -- Chapter 5: Preventing the proliferation of -- biological weapons 69 -- Counterproliferation 70 -- The international norm that biological weapons are -- unacceptable 73 -- Strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons -- Convention 76 -- The web of deterrence 81 -- Chapter 6: Summary: The web of deterrence 89 -- New biological weapons 89 -- The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention -- Verification Protocol 91 -- North-South co-operation in the fight against disease 93 -- Co-operation to counter terrorism 94 -- Further international legal measures 96 -- The role of scientific specialists 99 -- Chapter 7: Recommendations 101 -- The scientific and medical community 101 -- International action 102 -- National government agencies 103.