This session will cover the two of the major abolition regimes today – the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention and the 1975 Biological Weapons Convention. These two multilateral treaties ban the testing, production, and use of both chemical and biological agents as weapons of war, and thereby enhance regional peace and security, public health, and environmental protection. Yet both treaties lack full membership, complete compliance, and enforcement mechanisms. This panel of experts will address the important interface of public health and security, especially with regard to deadly weapons of mass destruction, and make policy recommendations to strengthen both CWC and BWC regimes. Learning objectives: (1) To better understand the interface between security and public health. (2) To better understand the importance for all countries to accede to the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention, and to fully implement both arms control regimes. (3) To more fully appreciate the advantages in cooperation and assistance programs, including disease prevention and crisis preparedness, for States Parties through both multilateral regimes.