2.1 Condemning & Making Obsolete Biological Weapons

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dc.contributor.authorWeber, Andyen_US
dc.contributor.authorParthemore, Christineen_US
dc.contributor.authorWentzel, Joshen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-03T19:43:09Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-06-03T19:43:09Zen_US
dc.date.issued2025en_US
dc.descriptionDeveloped from discussions hosted by the Pathogens and Bioweapons Theme group at the Spirit of Asilomar.en_US
dc.description This entreaty was created as part of The Spirit of Asilomar and the Future of Biotechnology summit (February 23-26, 2025) in Pacific Grove, CA.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis entreaty from the 2025 Asilomar conference condemns the development, stockpiling, and use of biological weapons. It is a call to the global community to recognize risks, capabilities, and our responsibilities, as modern biology and emerging technologies underpin both the security and betterment of our shared future. The Biological Weapons Convention enshrines the norm against malicious uses of biology, while robust detection, attribution, and response are the capabilities to erode the operational effectiveness of bioweapons and render them ultimately obsolete. Achieving this goal depends on these capabilities being resourced, deployed, and broadly accessible alongside support for rapid design and manufacturing of countermeasures and for the scientific advances that can positively shape the world. This entreaty also represents the view of Asilomar participants that a world free of biological weapons is an international pursuit.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWeber, A., Parthemore, C., & Wentzel, J. (2025). 2.1 Condemning & Making Obsolete Biological Weapons. Rice University. https://doi.org/10.25611/VKVQ-DY95en_US
dc.identifier.digitalSOA_2025.2.1_Condemning_Making_Obsolete_Biological_Weaponsen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25611/VKVQ-DY95en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-1439-3971en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-5608-3232en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/118553en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherRice Universityen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.title2.1 Condemning & Making Obsolete Biological Weaponsen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
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