1961: Dr. Yi Sung-ki oversees construction of the February 8 Vinalon Factory in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province. Dr. Yi also assumes the position of director of the Chemistry Institute at…
Biological
This is a list of the Wisconsin Project’s work related to biological weapons.
North Korea Chemical and Biological Weapon Update – 2005
In October 2002, North Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Kang Sok-chu, during a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly, declared “North Korea does not have just nuclear…
We Still Face the Menace of Iraq’s Hidden Horrors
The Los Angeles Times May 22, 2003, p. A13 Saddam Hussein’s regime has been deposed, and the world is slowly losing interest in Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. There are…
Use of Export Controls to Stop Proliferation
Remarks at the Central Asia and Caucasus Nonproliferation Export Control Forum Tashkent 2002 It is a great pleasure for me to speak to you this morning about the use of…
Iraq: Will Deterrence Work?
National Strategy Forum Review Volume 11, Issue 3, Spring 2002 As the Bush administration ponders how to take the war on terrorism to Iraq, the question of deterrence is emerging…
The Proliferation Threat
Presentation at the University of Chicago Program on International Security I. Introduction A. I am honored to appear before such a well-informed audience at such a distinguished program. My big challenge will…
Testimony: The WMD Threat Posed by Iraq
Testimony of Gary Milhollin Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin Law School and Director, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia Committee on International…
The Proliferation Threat Today
Presentation at the International Law Enforcement Academy Budapest, Hungary I. Introduction I am pleased to be able to speak to you this morning. I am a lawyer and a university…
Russia: Transfer of Chemical/Biological Warfare Equipment Reported by the Press – 1990-1999
Importing Country: Iraq Russian Developer, Exporter or Manufacturer: Unknown Date: 1995 Activity: Agrees to sell sophisticated fermentation equipment, including a 5,000 liter fermentation vessel
Iraq’s Biological Weapon Program Profile
This is a brief history of Iraq’s attempt to build germ weapons. It begins with a chronology that emphasizes individual facilities and germs, although many important details were never revealed…