Biological and Chemical Terrorism: Strategic Plan for

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Contents

Introduction 1

U.S. Vulnerability to Biological and Chemical Terrorism 2

Overt Versus Covert Terorist Attacks 3

Focusing Preparedness Activities . 4

Key Focus Areas. 8

Preparedness and Prevention . 8

Detection and Surveillance . 9

Diagnosis and Characterization of Biological and Chemical Agents . 9

Response . 9

Communication Systems 11

Partnerships and Implementation . 11

Recommendations . 13

Conclusion . 13

References 14