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Biological defense may refer to:

  • Biological defense mechanism, a form of adaptation that promotes the survivability of an organism by protecting it from its natural enemies, such as predators (Anti-predator adaptation) or pathogens (Immune system)
  • In law, a claim that some biological factor present in the defendant provides a defense against the accused crimes, as in the so-called Twinkie defense
  • Biodefense, defense against biological warfare

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Biological defense

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Biological defense may refer to: Biological defense mechanism, a form of adaptation that promotes the survivability of an organism by protecting it from...

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CBRN defense

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Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense (CBRN defense) or Nuclear, biological, and chemical protection (NBC protection) is protective...

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency

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responsibility to manage and integrate the Department of Defense chemical and biological defense science and technology programs. In accordance with the...

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United States biological weapons program

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Biological Warfare and Biological Defense Programs", Air University, n.d. Croddy, Eric C. and Hart, C. Perez-Armendariz J., Chemical and Biological Warfare...

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United States biological defense program

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The United States Biological Defense Program—in recent years also called the National Biodefense Strategy—refers to the collective effort by all levels...

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Biological agent

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Biological weapons are pathogens used as weapons. In addition to these living or replicating pathogens, toxins and biotoxins are also included among the...

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Biological warfare

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Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, insects, and fungi with...

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Joint Program Executive Office Chemical and Biological Defense

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Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) is a sub-office of the ASA(ALT). The Joint Program...

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Biosafety level

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is a set of biocontainment precautions required to isolate dangerous biological agents in an enclosed laboratory facility. The levels of containment range...

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Defense

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Wikiquote has quotations related to Defense. Defender (disambiguation) Biological defense (disambiguation) National defense (disambiguation) Protection (disambiguation)...

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Biodefense

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specialist and development of biological identification systems. Until recently in the United States, most biological defense strategies have been geared...

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Office of the Secretary of Defense

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Chemical & Biological Defense Programs (NCB) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (IBP) Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence...

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Bioterrorism

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Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents. These agents include bacteria, viruses, insects, fungi, and/or...

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Unethical human experimentation in the United States

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Introduction to Biological Weapons – Federation of American Scientists Franz, et al., The U.S. Biological Warfare and Biological Defense Programs US Army...

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Deborah Rosenblum

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She currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs in the Biden administration. Rosenblum holds...

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Biological Weapons Convention

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The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), or Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), is a disarmament treaty that effectively bans biological and...

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United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

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strategies, products, information, procedures and training for medical defense against biological warfare agents and naturally occurring infectious agents of military...

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United States Assistant Secretary of Defense

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabilities. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs Assistant Secretary...

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List of CBRN warfare forces

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(Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) threats. Beside this specialized units, most modern armed forces undergo generalized basic CBRN self-defense training...

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Personnel Reliability Program

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realm of chemical and biological workers. Among its goals are, (Quoting from DOD Directive 5210.42) The Department of Defense shall support the national...

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Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

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chemical and biological defense programs; and nuclear command, control, and communications. Ellen Lord became the first Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition...

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Plum Island Animal Disease Center

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FMD and African swine fever. At the height of the Cold War, study of biological weapons for use against livestock was conducted at the site, ending in...

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Chemical Biological Incident Response Force

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Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) is a Marine Corps unit responsible for countering the effects of a chemical, biological, radiological...

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Statement on Chemical and Biological Defense Policies and Programs

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The "Statement on Chemical and Biological Defense Policies and Programs" was a speech delivered on November 25, 1969, by U.S. President Richard Nixon....

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Project SHAD

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of a larger effort by the Department of Defense called Project 112. Project 112 was a chemical and biological weapons research, development, and testing...

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