Biological Warfare: A Nation at Risk - A Time to Act

Abstract

There is a regrettable tendency to think about defense against biological warfare either as unnecessary or as "too hard." Unfortunately, the danger of biological warfare did not dissipate with the dismantling of our own offensive program in 1969, the signing of the Biological Weapons Convention in 1972, the fall of the Berlin Wall, or the threat of nuclear retaliation against Saddam in 1991. Only by planning and preparing will we be able to diminish the likelihood that biological weapons will be used, and reduce the risks if they are. Fortunately, substantial improvements can be made in our biological defensive capabilities at relatively small levels of investment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA394438

Entities

People

  • Richard Danzig

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Biological Factors
  • Biological Warfare
  • Biological Weapons
  • Civil Defense
  • Department Of Defense
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.