HIDDEN PLAYERS IN A BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE

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0005312557
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39
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June 23, 2015
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June 9, 2009
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F-2008-00742
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December 1, 1988
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nirectoinite of [41 POOR ORIGINAL Hidden Players in a Deadly Game: Biological Warfare Programs Worldwid An Intelligence Assessment APPROVED FOR RELEASED DATE: 16-Mar-2009 2 3 2' 9 Top ecret SU. SN- /01)76 SC. 004,54,SN &caliber /9M Gq, 2 1 3 - (b)(1) (b)(3) Directorate of t Intelligence Hidden Players in a Deadly Game: Biological Warfare Programs Worldwide An Intelligence Assessment Reverse Manic Top ret so S.lOO7OCV SC 004 54/8N Avonber !9X (Ot vir ?Or Key Judgments inhorouttron avittlahh? Aotendiet Well Ill thi, rer,t. Iliddert Players in a Deadly Game: 13itilogical Warfare Programs NVorldoide Many countries are discovering that. with the technologies available today. biological weapons are potentially one of the most lethal weapons of mass destruction ever developed: Any country with a modestly developed industrial base and a reasonably mature defense industry can establish a biological warfare (BW) capabili- ty?if it chooses to do so. Any nation--and possibly some terrorist groups--could develop and deploy biological agents. Top et St 88-10076 CV SC 004$4/88 December 19S8 S% ISUYISer SC 004.