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Introduction
Pages 9-14

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... The National Research Council (NRC) , acting on behalf of the National Academy of Sciences, has followed closely the evolution of BTRP during the past decade and has observed substantial progress through BTRP and other U.S.
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... This dual-use dilemma underlies the concerns set forth in the legislation calling for the study and this report. As is widely recognized, many naturally occurring diseases continue to threaten health and agriculture on local, regional, and international scales.
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... However, as to 1 Senate Report 110-77, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Section 1306, calls for a subsequent study by the National Academy of Sciences to identify areas for cooperation with states other than states of the former Soviet Union under the CTR program to prevent the proliferation of biological weapons and dual-use materials. Available on-line at http://origin.www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/.
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... strengthening international agreements, national export control regulations, and internationally acceptable biosafety guidelines, (3) consolidating strains of dangerous pathogens dispersed in many locations into a limited number of secure locations, and (4)
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... In responding to the tasks set forth in the legislation, this report is organized into six chapters. • Chapter 1 discusses the international security context for considering BTRP activities.
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... The committee considers that the individual comments set forth in the boxes throughout the report are a good sampling of commonly held views about the strengths and weaknesses of the program.
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