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A fact from Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 January 2009, and was viewed approximately 440 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the U.S. Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989 provided penalties ranging from a life sentence to a term of any number of years for violators?

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Here is a good link: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/175 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.204.228.36 (talk) 08:28, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nanotechnology[edit]

Hi, under the strictest interpretation nanites specifically ones created in a laboratory are not "biological" and therefore should not be covered under the BWATA. Even if they are capable of self-replication as long as their function is not to attack biological organisms then it is unclear which laws would apply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.190.160.125 (talk) 19:15, 6 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]