Erratum for DiEuliis and Gronvall, “A Holistic Assessment of the Risks and Benefits of the Synthesis of Horsepox Virus” by Diane DiEuliis, Gigi Kwik Gronvall

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Analysis and prospect of China's contemporary anti-terrorism intelligence perception by Zheng Huijie, Chang Zhenxing, Liu Hezi, Zhu Yu

“…New types of weapons of mass destruction are still being developed continuously at a time when traditional violent and terrorist activities such as explosions, hijackings, and hacking are increasingly rampant. …”
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Chemical warfare agents by Vijayaraghavan R, Ganesan K, Raza S

“…Among the Weapons of Mass Destruction, chemical warfare (CW) is probably one of the most brutal created by mankind in comparison with biological and nuclear warfare. …”
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Sovereignty and Nuclear Weapons: The Need for Real Sovereign Authority Rooted in the People’s Global Expectations about Survival, Peace and Security by Winston P. Nagan, Garry Jacobs

“…The reconceptualization of sovereignty is an essential condition for the elimination of major threats to global security, most especially those arising from the continued existence and proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.…”
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Der partei­ordnungs­rechtliche Schnitt ins eigene Fleisch by Sebastian Roßner

“…Gegenüber solchen parteiordnungsrechtlichen weapons of mass destruction herrscht allerdings eine verständliche Zurückhaltung aus Gründen der innerparteilichen Demokratie.…”
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Chemical warfare agents by K Ganesan, S K Raza, R Vijayaraghavan

“…Among the Weapons of Mass Destruction, chemical warfare (CW) is probably one of the most brutal created by mankind in comparison with biological and nuclear warfare. …”
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TROUBLE SPOTS : The World Atlas of Strategic Information / by Duncan, Andrew, author, Opatowski, Michel, author, Heisbourg, Francois, author

Hezbollah Rockets and Missiles: Deployment and Defence Programme by Ladislav Kulhánek

“…In comparing the two military forces, Israel emerges as the stronger, even if artillery and tactical ballistic missiles with warheads containing substances defined as weapons of mass destruction were to be deployed as an extreme first measure by Hezbollah, in which case an Israeli or American response would destroy at least parts of Lebanon.…”
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Social Evolution, Global Governance and a World Parliament by Andreas Bummel

“….[*] It is argued that due to the development of weapons of mass destruction and complex interdependency, war has ceased to be a driver of socio-evolutionary consolidation of power at the world-system level. …”
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Determination of the capabilities of a detachment for neutralizing chemical attack effects in the brigade defense zone by Dejan R. Inđić

“…The detachment composition is provisional and depends on the assessment of whether the enemy in the incoming combat will use weapons of mass destruction. A detachment consists of several organizational units: medical care forces, chemical reconnaissance forces, forces for the establishment of combat efficiency and chemical decontamination forces. …”
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Using U.S. Leverage to Abate Conflicts That Harm U.S. Security by Van Evera, Stephen W.

“…efforts to defeat al-Qaeda.1 Conflicts that do not involve Muslims can also help al-Qaeda by causing states to quarrel among themselves instead of cooperating to defeat al-Qaeda, or cooperating to limit the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) that al-Qaeda seeks to acquire.…”
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Teaching Bayesian Statistics To Intelligence Analysts: Lessons Learned by Hemangni Deshmukh, Jennifer Lee, Kristan J. Wheaton

“…The Community must develop and integrate into regular use new tools that can assist analysts in filtering and correlating the vast quantities of information that threaten to overwhelm the analytic process…—Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States.Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (The WMD Report)1Unlike the other social sciences and, particularly, the physical sciences, where scientists get to choose the questions they wish to answer and experiments are carefully designed to confirm or negate hypotheses, intelligence analysis requires analysts to deal with the demands of decision makers and estimate the intentions of foreign actors, criminals or business competitors in an environment filled with uncertainty and even deliberate deception.…”
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CBRN CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT: NEW APPROACH AND POSSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPATION OF CHEMICAL UNITS by Radim ZAHRADNÍČEK, Pavel OTŘÍSAL, Zdeněk SKALIČAN

“…Managing the consequences after using weapons of mass destruction is considered a classic task of the Chemical Corps units and formations. …”
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Cyber Conflicts as a New Global Threat by Alexander Kosenkov

“…Finally, the conclusion offers an opportunity to consider cyber conflict as the most advanced form of modern warfare, which imposes the most serious threat and whose effect could be comparable to weapons of mass destruction.…”
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United Kingdom security policy during the Blair Cabinet (1997-2007) by Oana Elena Brânda

“…However, as the period is dominated by the 9/11 attacks and the military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq, the British defense policy is unitarily centered on the threat of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Despite the many holders of decision-making power, it appears that the instruments to be used in achieving a state of comfort on a security level are mainly documents that are to become the basis of further action.…”
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Legal regulation of financial monitoring in advocacy by Владислав Игоревич Шкурко

“…The conclusions state that the current Law of Ukraine “On Prevention and Counteraction to Legalization (Laundering) of Proceeds of Crime, Financing Terrorism and Financing the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction” allows attorneys, law firms and associations not to report on the relevant operations if such operations fall under information under a lawyer's secret. …”
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Abeilles en série, crime au rucher… by Isabelle-Rachel CASTA

“…However, bees, or their more aggressive cousins, wasps, can be the vectors of real horror scenes when they are used as predators or as weapons of mass destruction; it is their dark side, which makes them both personal friends and helpless victims of the mercantile madness of Men. …”
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BIOTERRORISM EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE IN ROMANIA IMPLICATIONS FOR NATO STRATEGIC CONCEPT by Dana PERKINS, Manuela SIRBU

“…In November 2010, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) adopted a new Strategic Concept that will serve as the Alliance's roadmap for the next ten years, adopting new approaches in international engagement and aiming to further develop its capacity to defend against the threat of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). As the world's leading international security organization, NATO is well-positioned to take a more visible role in combating terrorism and WMD proliferation. …”
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Terrorism as International Crime by I. I. Sinyakin

“…The most dangerous threat to international peace and security is the possibility of a terrorist attack with weapons of mass destruction. In this connection it makes sense to overview the concept of terrorism as a crime. …”
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Jurisprudential Necessity of the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Plan: Nuclear Weapons Ban from Perspective of Islamic and International Law by Saeed davoodee Limouni, Alireza davoodee Limouni

“…Prohibition or not prohibition of the use of weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons, is one of the fundamental questions of international law. …”
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