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WHO and NTI Establish Global Emergency Outbreak Response Fund
The Fund will strengthen the global response to infectious disease outbreaks, whether naturally occurring or from the release of biological weapons.
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Report Calls for Urgent Steps
A report, co-published by Harvard and NTI, outlines seven urgent steps to keep nuclear weapons and materials out of the hands of terrorists.
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North Korea Country Profile
Data and analysis on North Korea's nuclear, biological, chemical, and missile programs.
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Special Collection on Iraqi Biological Weapons (BW) Facilities
A map of Iraq and associated text provide locations and detailed descriptions of Iraq's biological weapon (BW) sites and facilities.
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Dusty VX & the Iraqi CW Arsenal

NIS Nuclear Profiles: Russian Nuclear Facilities Map
A clickable map of Russia with detailed descriptions of the country's nuclear facilities and sites.
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Islamist Terrorist Threat in the Tri-Border Region
The tri-border region has a reputation for lawlessness and an historical presence of terrorist elements.
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"The question is not whether we must prepare for terrorism or for attacks with nuclear, biological or chemical weapons. These two threats are not separate but interrelated and reinforcing, and if joined together, become our worst nightmare. We must close the gap between the threat and our response."	"Too little attention has been paid to these issues over the last 10 years. If we are to reduce the threat from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons in all its forms, we need to raise public awareness and inspire leadership and cooperation in this country and throughout the world."
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Issue for Thursday, December 5, 2002

I thought, “Can you just chop off my arm?”
—Alison Francis, a New York University graduate student, on the discomfort she suffered participating in a smallpox vaccine trial.

	Weapons of Mass Destruction: Debate Over Pre-Emptive War Sharpens as Iraq Showdown Nears By Bryan Bender Global Security Newswire WASHINGTON — The debate over the Bush administration’s controversial new national security strategy, explicitly reserving the right to launch pre-emptive strikes against terrorists and rogue states intending to use weapons of mass destruction, was re-ignited this week as a key U.S. ally called for international acceptance of a limited doctrine of preventive self-defense (see GSN, Sept. 23)...Full Story
	Smallpox: U.S. Test Subjects Suffering From Aches, Pains, Fevers U.S. trials of smallpox vaccine are revealing a variety of annoying — but not life threatening — side effects, the Washington Post reported today (see GSN, Nov. 25)...Full Story
	Smallpox: Vaccine Promoter Is No Maverick, Sheriff’s Office Says By David McGlinchey Global Security Newswire A Florida sheriff who was inoculated against smallpox Tuesday and encouraged his deputies to do the same is not trying to act ahead of U.S. leaders planning a national vaccination strategy, an official from his office said yesterday (see GSN, Dec. 4)...Full Story