Poison arsenal – The deadly return of bioweapons

About this episode

Gavin Esler discusses the rising threat of bioweapons and bioterrorism with Dr Cassidy Nelson.

Though Saddam Hussein tried to develop them and North Korea is accused of stockpiling them, biological weapons have been considered taboo for decades. Theoretically they’re banned. But intelligence agencies and military leaders are increasingly warning of wider clandestine programmes to develop deadly mass toxins, and A.I. is lowering the barriers to entry dramatically. As governments scramble to keep up and frontier tech runs out of control, are we about to enter a new age of bioweapons and bioterrorism? Gavin Esler talks to Dr Cassidy Nelson, director of biosecurity policy at the Centre for Long-Term Resilience, about this rising threat and what we can do about it. Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people? Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact ads@podmasters.co.uk to find out more. • Support us on Patreon to keep This Is Not A Drill producing thought-provoking podcasts like this. Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Produced by Robin Leeburn. Original theme music by Paul Hartnoll –…

People in this episode

Host: Gavin Esler

Guest: Dr Cassidy Nelson

Topics covered

• bioweapons
• bioterrorism
• biosecurity
• military
• technology
• intelligence agencies

Keywords

• bioweapons
• bioterrorism
• biosecurity
• mass toxins
• A.I.
• clandestine programmes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Centre for Long-Term Resilience, Podmasters, podcastchoices.com

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