“The national Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 1994, Public Law. 103-160, Section 1703 (50 USC 1522), mandates the coordination and integration of all Department of Defense chemical and biological (CB) defense programs. As part of this coordination and integration, the Secretary of Defense is directed to submit an assessment and a description of plans to improve readiness to survive, fight and win in a nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) contaminated environment. This report contains modernization plan summaries that highlight the Departments approach to improve current NBC defense equipment and resolve current shortcomings in the program. During the past year, DoD took several steps to ensure the protection of U.S. forces against both immediate and future chemical and biological threats. This report details DoDs’ current and planned capabilities. Highlights from the past year include continuing immunization of all U.S. forces with the licensed anthrax vaccine, and continued enhancement of DoD CBDP funds to protect against validated and emerging threats through the far-term future.”
2000 Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program Annual Report to Congress
- June 28, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 1976-2000
