Biological Agent Detection Since Desert Storm--From Theory To Practice

摘要

Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, especially biological warfare (BW)weapons, continues apace in today's world, both by nation states and terrorist groups. This paper details the progress made in BW agent detection in the six years since the Gulf War. With two new systems, we have the technology to provide the combatant commander with a credible bio-detection array. What we have failed to do in the near term is to supply the requisite force structure in the Active Component to make the technology work for the commander.