BW DEFENNSE INITIATIVE CHRONOLOGY

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Subject: BW DEFENNSE INITIATIVE CHRONOLOGY                               

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Folder Title: CHRONOLOGY                                                                                      

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                                    BW DEFENSE INITIATIVE CHRONOLOGY
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               31 Oct 90      OSD, DASD(AE) letter to SARDA on Army plans to address BW
                              detection.


               28 Nov 90      Received technical assessments from CRDEC on BW detectors.


               28 Nov 90      MG Del Rosso memo to Vice on BW detector efforts and proposed
                              letter from Vice to Chairman on efforts.


               28 Nov 90      ODCSOPS Msg to ARCENT requesting views and immediate
                              fielding of two XM2s for background sampling.

               29 Nov 90      Met with MG(Ret) Klugh on proposed letter from Vice to Chairman
                              on questions regarding BW detection efforts.

               29 Nov 90      DAMO-FDS Information Paper on Defense Science Board 15-20
                              recommendations to DUSD (TWP). Two items included: procure
                              commercially available detectors and establish in-country lab.

               30 Nov 90      Prepared Info Paper for Vice on efforts to develop BW detection
                              capability.

               3 Dec 90       OSD, ATSD(AE) tasker for Biological Agent Detection capability.
                              Goal for redundant capability by 15 Jan 91, Army plan by 7 Dec 90.

               4 Dec 90       Reviewed J5 proposed letter from Chairman to SECDEF to direct
                              Services to review vaccine production plans, expedite development,
                              production and procurement of detection devices, and accelerated
                              procurement of medicines for Anthrax and Botulinum toxin.

               4 Dec 90       MG Del Rosso memo thru DCSOPS to VCSA. In spite of our
s to go thru Joint Staff, OSD sent tasker to Service
                              Secretaries. Rough cost estimates by 5 Dec 90.

               6 Dec 90       Army concurrence with J5 update on BW initiatives to DJS.


               I 1 Dec 90     Interservice BW Defense IPR.


               12 Dec 90      ARCENT Msg citing no requirement for XM2 to obtain background
                              sampling. In-country assets could obtain info provided by XM2.


                                         Declassified per SECARMY by CMH: 10-09-1996

               CLASSIFIED BY MULTIPLE SOURCES
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