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WHY PREVENTING HOSTILE USE OF THE LIFE SCIENCES IS RELEVANT TO AFRICA

机译:为什么要防止对生命科学的使用与非洲有关

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For many centuries poisoning and the deliberate spread of disease have been the subject of public abhorrence. Diverse cultures, religions and military traditions proscribe these actions. International rules such as the 1925 Geneva Protocol, the 1972 Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) and the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) formalise those prohibitions. Despite the existence of these norms, the perceived risk of a major biological weapons attack is increasing. While they caused relatively few casualties, anthrax mail attacks in the US in late 2001 were extremely disruptive and costly to the US economy. The culprit or culprits remain unidentified. There is growing concern in the Western scientific community that the 21st century is likely to see infectious disease, in particular, used as a weapon against civilian populations if society is not more vigilant.
机译:在许多世纪以来,中毒和故意传播疾病一直是公众憎恶的主题。多种文化,宗教和军事传统禁止采取这些行动。 1925年《日内瓦议定书》,1972年《细菌和毒素武器公约》(BTWC)和1993年《化学武器公约》(CWC)等国际规则将这些禁令正式化。尽管存在这些规范,但人们感知到的重大生物武器攻击的风险正在增加。尽管它们造成的人员伤亡相对较少,但2001年底在美国发生的炭疽邮件袭击却极具破坏性,对美国经济造成了巨大损失。罪魁祸首仍然不明。西方科学界越来越担心,如果社会不保持警惕的话,二十一世纪很可能会看到传染病,特别是它被用作抵抗平民的武器。

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