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The term biological warfare refers to the use of biological toxins, organic biocides and disease-producing microorganism in warfare. Today the Biological Weapons Convention, which bans the production and possession of biological weapons, has 165 States Parties and 12 signatories, however advancements in science suggest that in the hands of terrorists technologies invented for scientific research could be used to develop biological weapons. Learn more about biological warfare and its history in this book.

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