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War is always bad for health, but over the past century widely-held international norms have developed that chemical and biological weapons are not legitimate weapons of war. And yet the threat posed by these weapons has not gone away. Join these expert speakers to learn about key contemporary issues surrounding biological and chemical weapons: the current state of knowledge on their production and possible use (including by potential bioterrorists or by ‘rogue states’); what current scientific advances mean for the future of such weapons; and how the arms control treaties that outlaw them can be strengthened and more effectively enforced.

SPEAKERS: Dr Christian Enemark (Aberystwyth University), Timothy Stafford (Research Fellow, Royal United Services Institute) and Simon Rushton (University of Sheffield).

Dr Miran Epstein on Medical Ethics

Main Speaker: Vijay Mehta

Vijay is a renowned author and global activist for peace, development and human rights, and is Co-Founder and Chair of Uniting for Peace. His new book on The Economics of Killing was published by Pluto Press in 2012 and describes how the Military Industrial Complex works, its links with global financial crisis and the role of Western governments play in perpetuating conflicts.