Broadcast: Jan 29, 2003 The use of insects as agents of warfare is not a new idea. In the 2) Biblical story of the 3) Exodus, one of the 4) plagues visited upon the Egyptians was a horde of 5) locusts

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Bad Things Come in Small Packages 拆信小心! While most armies in the world shun their use, and military authorities exclude them from warfare, the technology to produce biological and chemical w

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 November 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is urging nations to do more to combat biological weapons, and to create global safeguards to keep them out of terrorist hands. Kofi Annan at a review conference on Biological

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Pentagon is funding some new research on insects and plant viruses. It says the goal is to protect agricultural crops. Some critics say it looks more like an attempt to make biological weapons. Here's NPR's Dan Charles. DAN C

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US Snub of Racism Conference Sparks Criticism of Bush Administration Jim Malone Washington 1 Sep 2001 U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell ' s decision not to attend the international racism conferenc

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UN Conference Fails To Strengthen Biological Weapons Treaty Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 Aug 2001 20:15 UTC Representatives from 56 nations have failed to achieve an agreement on strengthening a treaty to 1

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