NSC wants rules on research that could lead to biological weapons
Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 23:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The National Security Council is worried that studies such as recent work on bird flu could be used by terrorists and rogue states to make weapons, sources say.The National Security Council is moving to exert greater federal control over scientific studies of highly lethal diseases and toxins in the face of mounting fears that the research could be used by terrorists and rogue states, according to people with knowledge of the process.