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E‐commerce and biological weapons nonproliferation
Author(s) -
Zilinskas Raymond A,
Mauger Philippe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.201541232
Subject(s) - biological warfare , nuclear weapon , international trade , business , political science , law
International treaties and export controls have reduced the risk that biological weapons or the means to make them can be acquired by rogue states or terrorists. However, the emergence of Internet commerce has put these safeguards on the trade of dual‐use equipment at risk.