as a weapon, for all its merits and indispensable role, the cwto has significant potential for strengthening it. the relevance and importance of this international legal instrument in recent years has been literally confirmed by life itself. recently, we have witnessed an outbreak of a dangerous infectious disease that has turned into a pandemic in a short time, taking into account the impact of covid-19 on the world community and international relations. it's hard to imagine the possible scope and nature of the negative consequences of working with pathogens for the purpose of their use as a weapon. at the same time, we have every reason to assert that in the very immediate vicinity of the russian borders, the development of biological weapons components was carried out. in particular, we observe the corresponding military-biological activity of the united states and its allies beyond national borders. including in neighboring states. it involves the military departments of other countries, their contractors in the face of commercial companies in the course of such activities collect inform