Sunshine Project 1565414 206494763 2008-04-18T14:26:24Z 170.211.123.126 /* Biological weapons safety */ The '''Sunshine Project''' is an international [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] dedicated to upholding prohibitions against [[biological warfare]] and, particularly, to preventing [[military]] abuse of [[biotechnology]]. With offices in [[Austin, Texas]] and [[Hamburg, Germany]], the Sunshine Project works by exposing research on [[biological weapons|biological]] and [[chemical weapons]]. Typically, it accesses documents under the [[Freedom of Information Act]] and other open records laws, publishing reports and encouraging action to reduce the risk of [[biological warfare]]. It tracks the construction of high containment laboratory facilities and the [[dual-use]] activities of the U.S. [[biodefense]] program. Another focus is on documenting government-sponsored [[research and development]] of incapacitating "[[non-lethal]]" weapons, such as the chemical used by [[Russia]] to end the [[Moscow theater hostage crisis]] in [[2002]]. The Sunshine Project is also active in meetings of the [[Biological Weapons Convention]], the main international [[treaty]] prohibiting biological warfare. An announcement was posted on The Sunshine Project website, "As of 1 February 2008, the Sunshine Project is suspending its operations. Although this website is no longer updated, it remains online as an archive of our activities and publications from 2000 through 2008. If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail at tsp@sunshine-project.org. Thank you for your interest." ==Biological weapons safety== The Sunshine Project [http://www.sunshine-project.org/ibc/bb2006.html#fourteen Biosafety Bites] (v.2) #14 [[6 June]] [[2006]] == External links == * [http://www.sunshine-project.org/ Sunshine Project] website {{science-org-stub}} [[Category:Biological warfare]] [[de:Sunshine Project]] [[fr:Projet Sunshine]]