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$1b Effort Yields No Bioterror Defenses

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is scaling back one of its largest efforts to develop treatments for troops and civilians infected in a germ warfare attack after a $1 billion, five-year program fell short of its primary goal. Instead, the Pentagon’s next $1 billion for the Transformational Medical Technologies program will focus on better ways to  Read More »

India Could Face Bioterror Attack, Cables Say

Indian intelligence points to terrorists’ interest in using lethal pathogens such as anthrax to carry out strikes against the South Asian state, the London Guardian reported yesterday (see GSN, Oct. 4). (Dec. 17) – A police officer runs as smoke rises from a hotel where militants were taking cover during a January clash with security  Read More »

TFAH Releases Ready or Not? 2010

The eighth annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report was released today by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Ready or Not? provides the public and policymakers with an independent analysis of the progress and vulnerabilities in the nation’s public health preparedness. 14  Read More »

FBI Asks Panel to Delay Report on Anthrax Inquiry

The FBI is seeking to push back the scheduled publication of a scientific report on the bureau’s probe of the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed five people, the New York Times reported yesterday (see GSN, Sept. 17). (Dec. 10) – A cleanup worker in October 2001 prepares to enter a Florida office building that was  Read More »

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