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- noun
biological warfare
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Examples
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-- later NSPDs related to combatting WMDs, the Iraq war, biodefense (aka biowarfare), using space for "full spectrum dominance," and much more;
Assessing the Bush Legacy: The Measure of the Man and His Administration 2008
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If it is "biowarfare" then why did it start in Mexico?
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In the early 1990s, Mr. Patrick led the debriefing of Soviet defector Ken Alibek, who as Kanatjan Alibekov was the deputy chief of the Soviet biowarfare program.
William C. Patrick III, 84, dies; oversaw Fort Detrick biowarfare effort and weaponization of anthrax and other deadly diseases T. Rees Shapiro 2010
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He worried that the U.S. was losing expertise by no longer pursuing biowarfare.
Bioweapons Pioneer in the Cold War Era Stephen Miller 2010
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In the end, repeated rumors of Tory biowarfare tipped the balance.
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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The Fort Detrick biowarfare program was started in the early 1940s under President Franklin D. Roosevelt after the Allies received intelligence reports that the Germans and Japanese were pursuing biological weapons.
William C. Patrick III, 84, dies; oversaw Fort Detrick biowarfare effort and weaponization of anthrax and other deadly diseases T. Rees Shapiro 2010
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Much of his group's work at Fort Detrick remains a secret, as do Mr. Patrick's five patents in the biowarfare field.
Bioweapons Pioneer in the Cold War Era Stephen Miller 2010
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He sits on the board or SIGA Technologies, a biowarfare company largely owned by corporate raider Ron Perelman, and was on the happy end of 25,000 stock options in June.
HUFFPOST HILL - OCTOBER 7TH, 2010 The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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As the author shows, the entire Hatfill case was built on inferences drawn from suspicious behavior: The scientist had shown signs of stress on a polygraph exam when applying for a security clearance; he had taken the antibiotic Cipro shortly before the killer anthrax was mailed; he had written a novel about a biowarfare attack; and he had drawn the attention of a bloodhound trained to react to traces of anthrax.
When Death Came Hand-Delivered Edward Jay Epstein 2011
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After working for an Indiana company that produced antibiotics, Mr. Patrick was recruited to the Army's biowarfare efforts by a former professor at Tennessee.
William C. Patrick III, 84, dies; oversaw Fort Detrick biowarfare effort and weaponization of anthrax and other deadly diseases T. Rees Shapiro 2010
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