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2005 Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program Annual Report to Congress
“This Annual Report of the Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) provides information in response to several reporting requirements. First, this report is provided in accordance with 50 U.S. Code Section 1523. This report is intended to assess: (1) the overall readiness of the Armed Forces to fight in a chemical Read More »
- June 28, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
2010 Department of Defense Chemical and biological Defense Program Annual Report to Congress
“The Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) provides support and world-class capabilities enabling the U.S. Armed Forces to fight and win decisively in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) environments. Since Congress established the CBDP in 1994, the Program has been the essential component of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) efforts to integrate chemical and Read More »
- June 28, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
DHS Lacks Evidence to Conclude that Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research can be Done Safely on the U.S. Mainland
“Department of Homeland Security is proposing to move foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) research from its current location at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center—located on a federally owned island off the northern tip of Long Island, New York—and potentially onto the united States mainland. FMD is the most highly infectious animal disease that is known. Nearly Read More »
- June 27, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
Billions for Biodefense: Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2007-FY2008
“Since 2001, the U.S. government has spent substantial resources on preparing the nation against a bioterrorist attack. Earlier articles in this series analyzed civilian biodefense funding by the federal government from fiscal years 2001 through 2007. This article updates those figures with budgeted amounts for fiscal year 2008, specifically analyzing the budgets and allocations for Read More »
- June 27, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
The Biosecurity Trust
“The life-sciences community has grown increasingly concerned that dangerous microbes or their products might be mishandled or misused, with serious harm done to human or ecosystem health locally, regionally, or globally. The community has sought to address this concern in cooperation with responsible governments, but it has also sought to act in ways not chiefly Read More »
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