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The '''Sunshine Project''' was an international [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] dedicated to upholding prohibitions against [[biological warfare]] and, particularly, to preventing [[military]] abuse of [[biotechnology]]. It was directed by Edward Hammond. With offices in [[Austin, Texas]], and [[Hamburg, Germany]], the Sunshine Project worked by exposing research on [[biological weapons|biological]] and [[chemical weapons]]. Typically, it accessed documents under the [[Freedom of Information Act (United States)|Freedom of Information Act]] and other open records laws, publishing reports and encouraging action to reduce the risk of [[biological warfare]]. It tracked the construction of high containment laboratory facilities and the [[dual-use]] activities of the [[U.S. biodefense program]]. Another focus was 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 was 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", due to a lack of funding.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/451759e |title=Cash crisis puts Sunshine Project in the shade |work=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |date=13 February 2008 |access-date=19 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| author=Jocelyn Kaiser |url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.319.5865.886a|title=Biodefense Watchdog Project Folds, Leaving a Void |work=[[Science (journal)|Science]] |date=15 February 2008 |access-date=19 January 2025}}</ref> Its website remained online for some time after this date and could be used as an archive of its activities and publications from 2000 through 2008. However, as of October 2013 the Sunshine Project website was offline. The domain for the website was then reappropriated by a Thai reforestation volunteer organization until September 2023. It now redirects to the internet pornography website 33porn.
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