Development of nonproliferation and assessment scenarios.

Finley, Melissa ; Barnett, Natalie Beth

Sandia National Laboratories

关键词: Proliferation;    Nonproliferation.;    Diseases;    98 Nuclear Disarmament, Safeguards, And Physical Protection;    Regulations Biological Weapons.;   

DOI  :  10.2172/875639
RP-ID  :  SAND2005-6570
RP-ID  :  AC04-94AL85000
RP-ID  :  875639

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The overall objective of the Nonproliferation and Assessments Scenario Development project is to create and analyze potential and plausible scenarios that would lead to an adversary's ability to acquire and use a biological weapon. The initial three months of funding was intended to be used to develop a scenario to demonstrate the efficacy of this analysis methodology; however, it was determined that a substantial amount of preliminary data collection would be needed before a proof of concept scenario could be developed. We have dedicated substantial effort to determine the acquisition pathways for Foot and Mouth Disease Virus, and similar processes will be applied to all pathogens of interest. We have developed a biosecurity assessments database to capture information on adversary skill locales, available skill sets in specific regions, pathogen sources and regulations involved in pathogen acquisition from legitimate facilities. FY06 funding, once released, will be dedicated to data collection on acquisition, production and dissemination requirements on a pathogen basis. Once pathogen data has been collected, scenarios will be developed and scored.