BIoL~ICAL DEFENSE lNITIATIVES (U~!!

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         MINIMIZE CONSIDERED
         PERSONAL FOR LTG NEDIER FRON LTG WALLER
         DELIVER DURIMS NORAL DITTY HOURS
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         ANPNISLlJ:   BIOLCaICAL DEFENSE   INITIATIVES (U)!!
         REF!A!SYS.RPN!UXIlCCENT C~oC!l2D7l5Z JAN eiii
         AMFNJSflJ:   OPERATIONAL CONCEPT FOR BIOLOGICAL DETECTION. WARMING
         AND WENTUWAT1~~~ (U)
         REF!B!RNG,~OA DAND*2A!I2OISDZ JAN 91J1
         AMPN!SUBJ:   BIoL~ICAL DEFENSE    lNITIATIVES (U~!!
         REFJC!RlsG!HDIA DAI~zAf1~D1SO: JAN ~1!!
         AMPNJSt2~:   cIOLOGICAL DEFENSE   INITIATIVES (U~!!
         R'SkS!I(t$"~ WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT CENTCOM~S
         sIoiOD;:AL DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS.     NO~ THAT HOSTILITIES HAVE BEGUN.  I'..
         IS MORE    MPDRTANT THAN EVER TMAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE SYSTEMS
         T~TWE      EEL WILL CONTR~~E ~~OR EFFORT       Al. PUT ON rM~~
         THOSE T.~~ŁT HAVE UNCERTAIN ANOtOR NAnGlIAL     ENTIAL.
         Z(         WE DO NOT REQUIRE THE AERIAL DETECTOR.   THE SINGLE SYSTEM
         DOENOT PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIW AND RESPONSIVE CAPABILITY.       ADEOUATE
         TO MEET OPERATIONAL REQUIRENENTS.
         1(L,,r- DEPLOY THE GRIAND-BASED DETECTORS MID THE CHEMICAL
         COMPANY (-) (RŁP C~.   THE REMAiNiNG DI2 SAMPLERS.  FOUR OF THE 7EN
         COMMERCIALLY PROCURED SAMPLERS AS OPERATIONAL READINESS FLOAT (ORF).
         A~iD THE  lMZl REMOTE SENSI~ CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM (RSCAL) WITH THE
         FlRST   INCREMENT.
         ~(~~~~ WE CAN ACCEPT A SLIP IN DEPLOYMENT TO ALLOW iMli TRAINING.
         HOWEVER    F(IRTHER DELArS WILL JEOPARDIZE OUR ABILITY TO INTEGRArE  INTO
         COMBAT UNlT~    THE REMAINING COMMERCIAL SAMPLERS SHOULD BE DEPLOYED
         WITH THE SECOND INCREMENT.    THE SECOND INCREMENT ALSO NEEDS TO ARRIVE
         WITH St~ COMBAT LOADED ~~~S AND SIT 114 T)M TRA!LERS.      PPOvIDING Stx
         ADDITIONAL MOBILE DETECTION TEAM      LEAVI    4 AMP        T


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         8(U        DEPL   THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE COMPUTER ~SSISTED 1W HAZARD
         PREDICTION SYSTEM (ANBACIS II)    (REF B).  WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A
          REQUIREMENT FOR ALL 21 SYSTEMS OFFERED BY THE DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCY.
          REQUEST YOU SEND A WOlUNICATIONS AND ANBAC!S II EXPERT TO ASSIST
         WITH lYSTEM INSTALLATiON.
          7(U~      WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE TECHINICAL ASPECTS OP THE
          REQUESTED DETECTION ASSETS AND HAVE ~EVELOPED THE EMPLOYMENT CONCEPT.
          ADMINISTRATIVE  DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION WITH IN-THEATER UNITS AND
          * ;LI~   .~:rIc.'.~L ARE~ 5TAPF5 ARE I~ CORD?..:.*rICj..
          8.   ~~`  eE A~Dp.ECIATr rVERYONt~S `!PORT IN ~vEL~P7.NG THIS PROJECT
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