The Utility of Sampling and Analysis for Compliance Monitoring of the Biological Weapons Convention

in 1996. CGSR helps to enhance global security through analyzing and understanding the factors that could lead to reducing the threat associated with weapons of mass destruction and other advanced weapon types. Primary emphasis is on bridging the gap between the technology and policy communities by evaluating how technology can enhance the international security framework. Broad international participation is encouraged, and term assignments to the CGSR are available. CGSR develops its research programs through " calls for proposals. " Successful applicants will be given a term assignment to the CGSR for the period required to perform the work. Specific objectives of the CGSR are: • To provide the United States and international agencies with detailed analysis of the technical options associated with effective management, control, and reduction of the threat arising from weapons of mass destruction and other advanced weapon types. • To provide an integrating mechanism for the multidisciplinary and diverse arms control and nonproliferation study activities at LLNL. • To provide an outreach to campuses and other academic institutions, industry, government, and international organizations. • To provide a forum for training/discussion of international security issues among diverse communities. For information about CGSR and " calls for proposals, " please contact the CGSR Director at: The Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies addresses the international proliferation of nuclear, missile, biological, chemical, and advanced conventional weapons technologies. Established in 1989, the CNS provides research tools, analysis, training, and education on nonproliferation issues to scholars and policymakers around the world. The Center currently has a staff of 30 full-time and more than 40 part-time personnel, making it the largest nongovernmental program in the United States devoted exclusively to research and training on nonproliferation issues. The Chemical and Biological Weapons (CBW) Nonproliferation Project at the CNS monitors the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons and develops strategies for halting and reversing their spread. The project emphasizes " demand-side " approaches to CBW nonproliferation: efforts, such as global arms control regimes and regional confidence-building measures, to change the incentive structure of proliferators so that they no longer seek these weapons. Current research activities cover three areas: (1) monitoring compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention; (2) overcoming obstacles to chemical disarmament in Russia; and (3) assessing motivations for CBW proliferation in North Africa and the Middle East. iv DISCLAIMER This document was prepared as an account of work …