The world is a safer place thanks to the effective implementation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC). The convention, which was opened for signature in 1972, prohibits the ...

March 26 (UPI) --The U.S. State Department Wednesday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention, an agreement implemented in 1975 to stop the development and use of ...

Anthropic safety hiring now targets nuclear, chemical, and biological harm, staffing analysts to stop its AI ever helping anyone build a weapon.

US adversaries have developed more advanced biological weapons programs, without prompting much attention from US policymakers. As the United States and its allies continue to exchange fire with Iran, ...

On the grounds of a military base an hour's drive from the capital, the Bush administration is building a massive biodefense laboratory unlike any seen since biological weapons were banned 34 years ...

Iran is interested in chemical and biological weapons and has made some inquiries regarding the process of acquiring such weapons, though there is not yet current proof that it is developing or ...

An OpenAI executive responsible for artificial intelligence safety has warned that the next generation of the company’s large language models could be used to facilitate the development of deadly ...

The US Senate is slated to vote on Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to be the director of national intelligence this week, following last week’s party-line committee vote to support her confirmation. While ...

Over the past decade, national and international scientific organizations have become increasingly engaged in considering how to respond to the biosecurity implications of developments in the life ...