{"slug": "trump-aims-to-rebuild-defenses-against-bioweapons", "title": "Trump Aims to Rebuild Defenses Against Bioweapons", "summary": "The White House is working to strengthen safeguards against biological attacks after staffing cuts early in the second Trump administration depleted expertise in a field where officials increasingly fear artificial intelligence could make it easier to create deadly pathogens, the Washington Post reports.", "body_md": "“The White House is working to strengthen safeguards against biological attacks after staffing cuts early in the second Trump administration depleted expertise in a field where officials increasingly fear artificial intelligence could make it easier to create deadly pathogens,” the [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/17/trump-aims-rebuild-defenses-against-bioweapons-ai-fears-rise/) reports.\n\n[Save to Favorites](?wpfpaction=add&postid=2008841)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-aims-to-rebuild-defenses-against-bioweapons", "canonical_source": "https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/17/trump-aims-to-rebuild-defenses-against-bioweapons/", "published_at": "2026-08-17 10:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-17 10:43:33.047567+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["White House", "Washington Post", "Donald Trump"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-aims-to-rebuild-defenses-against-bioweapons", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-aims-to-rebuild-defenses-against-bioweapons.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-aims-to-rebuild-defenses-against-bioweapons.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-aims-to-rebuild-defenses-against-bioweapons.jsonld"}}