Dictating terms

  • 14/01/2003

  • Down To Earth

Despite being at the receiving end of the post-9/11 anthrax attacks, the us is drifting away from the convention that seeks to ban biological weapons. On top of it, Washington has readied a plan for vaccinating us troops against smallpox and enhancing its biodefence infrastructure. Against this backdrop, the country's ultimatum to Iraq to "terminate its offensive biological weapons programme