in August 2002, then-US undersecretary of state for arms control and international security John Bolton declared, "The United States believes that over a dozen countries are pursuing
biological weapons." (75) The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) similarly estimates that 14 states maintain active
biological weapons research programs: Algeria, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Libya, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Sudan, Syria, and Taiwan.
Although the Soviets signed the BWC, Moscow secretly continued with its
biological weapons program.
"Working in the Office of
Biological Weapons Affairs allows you to pursue almost any interest," he said.
He eventually wound up in the care of German intelligence officials to whom he continued to spin his tale of
biological weapons. His plan succeeded partially because he had worked briefly at the plant outside Baghdad and his descriptions of it were mostly accurate.
When nations began developing
biological weapons after World War I, the programs were considered an extension of chemical-weapons technology.
The Hemopurifier(TM) is targeted to treat acute and chronic infectious diseases, including, drug and vaccine resistant
Biological Weapons, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and the Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV).
EXPERTS are investigating whether a Ukrainian presidential candidate was poisoned by toxins normally found in
biological weapons, medics revealed last night.
Bush said that Hussein possessed chemical and
biological weapons, and long-range missiles, and was seeking a nuclear weapon.
And the leader of the House of Commons Peter Hain said he, and other Cabinet members, had seen proof that Saddam had chemical and
biological weapons.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said the US would find banned nuclear, chemical or
biological weapons. He added: "How can it be bogus when I can show you pictures of people that were gassed by Saddam Hussein?
A US military unit finds what they suspect is a mobile
biological weapons laboratory outside a missile research and testing facility in the north of the country.