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<P><FONT size=+2><B>Taking Bio-Warfare Seriously</B></FONT> <BR>਍਀㰀倀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 猀椀稀攀㴀ⴀ㄀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀匀甀渀搀愀礀Ⰰ 匀攀瀀琀攀洀戀攀爀 ㈀㌀Ⰰ ㈀　　㄀㬀 倀愀最攀 䈀　㘀 㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀ഀ

<P>਍਀㰀倀㸀䤀一 吀䠀䔀 圀䄀䬀䔀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀 愀猀猀愀甀氀琀猀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀 挀愀渀 渀漀 氀漀渀最攀爀 愀昀昀漀爀搀 琀漀 ഀ

be complacent about the possibility of biological terrorism. Biological attacks ਍਀愀爀攀 漀昀琀攀渀 搀椀猀洀椀猀猀攀搀 愀猀 昀愀爀ⴀ漀甀琀 猀挀椀攀渀挀攀 昀椀挀琀椀漀渀 漀爀 愀猀 戀攀礀漀渀搀 洀漀爀愀氀 椀洀愀最椀渀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ ഀ

They are neither. The terrorists have no moral limits, and a crude attack with ਍਀戀椀漀氀漀最椀挀愀氀 眀攀愀瀀漀渀猀 椀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 猀椀洀瀀氀攀爀 琀漀 瀀甀氀氀 漀昀昀 琀栀愀渀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀 ഀ

accomplished already. Moreover, the country is woefully unprepared for germ ਍਀眀愀爀昀愀爀攀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀渀 愀爀攀愀 琀栀愀琀 渀攀攀搀猀 猀甀猀琀愀椀渀攀搀Ⰰ 栀椀最栀ⴀ氀攀瘀攀氀 愀琀琀攀渀琀椀漀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

<P>Several of the most dangerous biological warfare agents -- plague and ਍਀愀渀琀栀爀愀砀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀 ⴀⴀ 爀攀猀瀀漀渀搀 琀漀 愀渀琀椀戀椀漀琀椀挀猀Ⰰ 猀漀 焀甀椀挀欀 搀攀琀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀渀 ഀ

outbreak and rapid availability of drugs could save huge numbers of lives. But ਍਀椀琀 椀猀 挀爀椀琀椀挀愀氀 琀栀愀琀 愀搀攀焀甀愀琀攀 猀甀瀀瀀氀椀攀猀 漀昀 搀爀甀最猀 戀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 瀀氀愀渀猀 攀砀椀猀琀 ഀ

for efficient distribution. Yet the planning has been caught up in turf battles, ਍਀愀渀搀 愀 猀攀爀椀漀甀猀 愀琀琀愀挀欀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀椀欀攀氀礀 漀瘀攀爀眀栀攀氀洀 琀栀攀 洀攀搀椀挀愀氀 猀礀猀琀攀洀⸀ 䴀漀爀攀漀瘀攀爀Ⰰ ഀ

supplies of vaccines for such diseases as smallpox and anthrax are limited.</P>਍਀㰀倀㸀䄀渀漀琀栀攀爀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀 ⴀⴀ 漀渀攀 琀栀攀 䈀甀猀栀 愀搀洀椀渀椀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 栀愀猀 猀漀甀最栀琀 琀漀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀 椀渀 椀琀猀 ഀ

proposed anti-terrorism legislation -- is current criminal law and the ਍਀爀攀最甀氀愀琀漀爀礀 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀 漀瘀攀爀 瀀漀琀攀渀琀椀愀氀氀礀 搀攀愀搀氀礀 洀椀挀爀漀戀攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 氀愀眀 昀漀爀戀椀搀猀 漀渀氀礀 琀栀攀 ഀ

possession of such materials "for use as a weapon," putting an onerous burden on ਍਀瀀爀漀猀攀挀甀琀漀爀猀 琀漀 猀栀漀眀 洀愀氀攀瘀漀氀攀渀琀 椀渀琀攀渀琀 椀渀 漀爀搀攀爀 琀漀 戀爀椀渀最 愀 挀愀猀攀⸀ 䴀漀爀攀漀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 ഀ

law specifically exempts "prophylactic, protective, or other peaceful purposes" ਍਀昀爀漀洀 椀琀猀 挀漀瘀攀爀愀最攀Ⰰ 最椀瘀椀渀最 眀漀甀氀搀ⴀ戀攀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀 愀 瀀漀琀攀渀琀椀愀氀 搀攀昀攀渀猀攀 椀渀 愀渀礀 挀愀猀攀 ഀ

the government does pursue. Designing an appropriate legal regime is difficult, ਍਀戀漀琀栀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀 洀椀挀爀漀戀攀猀 椀渀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 愀爀攀 渀愀琀甀爀愀氀氀礀 漀挀挀甀爀爀椀渀最 愀渀搀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀 ഀ

same microbes that can serve as deadly weapons are also essential for research ਍਀椀渀琀漀 挀甀爀椀渀最 愀渀搀 瀀爀攀瘀攀渀琀椀渀最 搀椀猀攀愀猀攀⸀ 䈀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 渀漀琀 瀀爀攀瘀攀渀琀 琀栀攀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀 ഀ

of a rigorous licensing and regulatory regime and stiff criminal penalties for ਍਀琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 挀甀氀琀椀瘀愀琀攀 戀椀漀氀漀最椀挀愀氀 眀愀爀昀愀爀攀 愀最攀渀琀猀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

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