Michael Crowley, Malcolm R. Dando

Toxin and Bioregulator Weapons

Preventing the Misuse of the Chemical and Life Sciences

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how revolutionary developments and convergence of the chemical, life and associated sciences are impacting contemporary toxin and bioregulator research, and examines the risks of such research being misused for malign purposes. Investigating illustrative cases of dual use research of potential concern in China, India, Iran, Russia, Syria and the USA, the authors discuss how states can ensure such research and related activities are not utilised in weapons development. Although toxins and bioregulators are, in theory, covered by both the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and Chemical Weapons Convention, this apparent overlap in reality masks a dangerous regulatory gap - with neither Convention implemented effectively to address threats of weaponisation. This book highlights the potentially damaging consequences for international peace and security, and proposes realistic routes for action by states and the scientific community.

Produktdetails

• Global Issues
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-10163-2
• 1st ed. 2022
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9783031101632
• ISBN-10: 3031101634
• Artikelnr.: 64122492

Autorenporträt

Michael Crowley is Honorary Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Bradford University, and  Research Associate with the Omega Research Foundation, UK. Malcolm R. Dando FRSB is Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow at Bradford University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction.- 2. Dual Use Chemical and Life Science Research of Potential Concern.- 3. The China Case Study.- 4. The India Case Study.- 5.The Iran Case Study.- 6. The Russian Federation Case Study.- 7. The Syria Case Study.- 8. The United States Case Study.- 9. Regulation of Toxins and Bioregulators Under International Arms Control and Disarmament Instruments.- 10. Conclusions and Recommendations.

Rezensionen

"This book is a must-read for scholars and practitioners specialising in International Relations, Law, Political Science, and Strategic Studies, who wish to gain an in-depth insight into the dynamics of chemical and biological disarmament. The added value of the book is that it enables the reader to engage with the issue of dual-use research through the use of concrete examples. As such, it can also be of interest to professionals within Chemical and Life Sciences." (Tatyana Novossiolova, Journal on Chemical and Biological Weapons, Vol. 15 (3-4), July-December, 2022)