RT Journal
A1 Nightingale SL
T1 SCientific publication and global security
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2011
FD August 3
VO 306
IS 5
SP 545
OP 546
DO 10.1001/jama.2011.1083
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1083
AB 
Legitimate biological research that can be deliberately misused to cause a biological threat to public health, national security, or both, termed dual use research (DUR), poses critical issues for the scientific, medical, and public health communities. To carry out terrorist events successfully, a terrorist or a rogue state must have the necessary information, equipment, and expertise. Publishing information that enables or facilitates terrorism anywhere in the world is of grave concern. The utility of published scientific information to terrorists depends on its quality and level of detail. Publishing “low-tech” as well as “high-tech” research results can present risks.1 Although the biodefense and preparedness communities are generally aware of the potential national security implications of scientific articles, scientists, physicians, and journal editors are much less aware of this threat. Identifying such research, its risks and benefits, and developing strategies for its communication are essential.