Bioterrorism

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Expert Insights

Apr 24, 2025

Documenting Cloud Labs and Examining How Remotely Operated Automated Laboratories Could Enable Bad Actors

In this paper, the authors provide an overview of 15 cloud labs around the world—research labs for remote execution of experiments—and discuss how this technology could enable bad actors in developing and proliferating chemical or biological weapons.
Expert Insights

Mar 10, 2025

Policy Options to Prevent the Creation of Mirror Organisms

Ongoing research could lead to the creation of mirror organisms, whose molecular components are mirror images of those found in nature. This paper examines policy options to prevent their creation, given the potential risks such organisms pose.
Research

May 16, 2024

Supporting Follow-Up Screening for Flagged Nucleic Acid Synthesis Orders

Nucleic acid synthesis is pivotal to biotechnology, yet involves risks due with potential misuse. This paper recommends a series of actionable steps for the US government to improve follow-up screening of nucleic acid synthesis.
Research

Feb 15, 2024

Emerging Technology and Risk Analysis: Synthetic Pandemics

Researchers provide an assessment of the risk of a nefarious actor developing a synthetic pandemic using an engineered virus. They considered technology availability, threat, vulnerability, and consequences.
Research

Sep 27, 2023

Syndromic Surveillance 2.0: Emerging Global Surveillance Strategies for Infectious Disease Epidemics

To aid in the detection of emerging epidemics and pandemics, researchers investigate the effectiveness of the newest syndromic surveillance strategies — those designed to identify outbreaks before clinical data are available.
Research

May 31, 2022

Implications of the Pandemic for Terrorist Interest in Biological Weapons: Islamic State and al-Qaeda Pandemic Case Studies

Some analysts have expressed concern that weaknesses in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic will motivate terrorists to seek biological weapons. Although the prospect is unlikely, measures can be taken to address public health and military challenges.
Commentary

Mar 12, 2021

Could the Bioweapons Treaty Be Another Tool for Addressing Pandemics?

What might governments do to reduce the risk of future large-scale biological attacks or naturally occurring pandemics? Perhaps now is the right time to revisit the 46-year-old Biological Weapons Convention treaty and make it a better tool against future biological threats.
Expert Insights

Aug 24, 2020

The Strategic National Stockpile and COVID-19: Rethinking the Stockpile: Addendum

Document submitted August 21, 2020, as an addendum to testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 24, 2020.
Video

Jun 29, 2020

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Rethinking the Role of the Strategic National Stockpile

An overview of testimony by Daniel M. Gerstein presented before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 24, 2020.
Expert Insights

Jun 24, 2020

The Strategic National Stockpile and COVID-19: Rethinking the Stockpile

Testimony presented before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 24, 2020.
Research

Mar 12, 2020

Continuity of Operations Plan Improvement Tool for Public Health Laboratories

Public health laboratories are in various stages of development of their continuity of operations plan (COOP). The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) contracted with RAND to develop and pilot test a COOP tabletop exercise.
Research

Nov 28, 2018

Environmental Biodetection and Human Biosurveillance Research and Development for National Security: Priorities for the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate

This report examines the Department of Homeland Security's chemical and biological defense research and development portfolio to identify priorities for future investments to effectively address biological threats.

Bioterrorism

Bioterrorism

Countering Bioterror

Developing Navy Capability to Recover Forces in Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Hazard Environments

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Documenting Cloud Labs and Examining How Remotely Operated Automated Laboratories Could Enable Bad Actors

Policy Options to Prevent the Creation of Mirror Organisms

Supporting Follow-Up Screening for Flagged Nucleic Acid Synthesis Orders

Emerging Technology and Risk Analysis: Synthetic Pandemics

Syndromic Surveillance 2.0: Emerging Global Surveillance Strategies for Infectious Disease Epidemics

Implications of the Pandemic for Terrorist Interest in Biological Weapons: Islamic State and al-Qaeda Pandemic Case Studies

Could the Bioweapons Treaty Be Another Tool for Addressing Pandemics?

The Strategic National Stockpile and COVID-19: Rethinking the Stockpile: Addendum

Rethinking the Role of the Strategic National Stockpile

The Strategic National Stockpile and COVID-19: Rethinking the Stockpile

Continuity of Operations Plan Improvement Tool for Public Health Laboratories

Environmental Biodetection and Human Biosurveillance Research and Development for National Security: Priorities for the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate

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Bioterrorism

Bioterrorism

Countering Bioterror

Developing Navy Capability to Recover Forces in Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Hazard Environments

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

Error

Documenting Cloud Labs and Examining How Remotely Operated Automated Laboratories Could Enable Bad Actors

Policy Options to Prevent the Creation of Mirror Organisms

Supporting Follow-Up Screening for Flagged Nucleic Acid Synthesis Orders

Emerging Technology and Risk Analysis: Synthetic Pandemics

Syndromic Surveillance 2.0: Emerging Global Surveillance Strategies for Infectious Disease Epidemics

Implications of the Pandemic for Terrorist Interest in Biological Weapons: Islamic State and al-Qaeda Pandemic Case Studies

Could the Bioweapons Treaty Be Another Tool for Addressing Pandemics?

The Strategic National Stockpile and COVID-19: Rethinking the Stockpile: Addendum

Rethinking the Role of the Strategic National Stockpile

The Strategic National Stockpile and COVID-19: Rethinking the Stockpile

Continuity of Operations Plan Improvement Tool for Public Health Laboratories

Environmental Biodetection and Human Biosurveillance Research and Development for National Security: Priorities for the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate

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