Preventing Biological Warfare : The Failure of American Leadership

'the Biological And Toxin Weapons Convention Entirely Prohibits Biological Warfare, But It Has No Effective Verification Mechanism To Ensure That The 140-plus States Parties Are Living Up To Their Obligations. From 1995-2001 The States Parties Attempted To Negotiate A Protocol To The Convention To Remedy This Deficiency. On 25 July 2001 The United States Entirely Rejected The Final Text Which Would Probably Have Been Acceptable To Most Other States. The Book Investigates How This Disaster Came About, And The Potential Consequences Of The Failure Of American Leadership.' From Publisher's Description. The Problem Of Biological Warfare -- The Chemical Weapons Convention And The Worldwide Chemical Industry -- Developing The Btwc, 1975-1995 -- Genomics And The New Biotechnology -- The Negotiations Of The Btwc Protocol -- Compliance Measures: Declarations And Visits -- The Debate On Visits -- The Role Of Us Industry -- The Chairman's Text -- The United States And The Btwc Protocol -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: The 1972 Biological And Toxin Weapons Convention -- Appendix 2: Statement By The United States To The Ad Hoc Group. Malcolm R. Dando. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 198-217) And Index.