POINT PAPERS 15JAN91

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Subject: POINT PAPERS 15JAN91                                            

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Folder Title: UPDATE ON THE MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFARE -BW- DEFENSE PROGRAM                                   

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      CONTINUING ANALYSIS OF INTELLIGENCE,                     CAN BE

      DIRECTED TO SEARCH SPECIFIC AREAS FOR EVIDENCE OF MAN-MADE CLOUDS OF A

      PARTICULAR PARTICLE SIZE. UPON DETECTION OF SUCH A CLOUD, ITS LOCATION

      AND DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT WOULD THEN BE PASSED To

      THESE SENSORS,              WOULD COLLECT PARTICLES               AND

      UPON TESTING WITH AGENT SPECIFIC DETECTOR TICKETS WOULD CONFIRM THE

      PRESENCE OF ANTHRAX SPORES OR BOTULINUM TOXIN. IN PARALLEL TO KEYING

      SENSORS, ATTACK ALERTS WOULD BE ISSUED ALLOWING PERSONNEL WITHIN THE

      HAZARD AREA TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION BY MASKINC.

      7.

      OF THIS SYSTEM,




      THERE IS NO BETTER ALTERNATIVE CURRENTLY READY.

      8.      TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS IMPROVED DETECTION CAPABILITY,

      DECISIONS ON THE PROPOSED OPERATIONAL CONCEPT, IDENTIFICATION OF A

      SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR, AND CALL FORWARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR PRIORITIES

      ARE ESSENTIAL. WE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPORT INSTALLING THIS BOLD NEW

      CAPABILITY TO INCREASE SURVIVABILITY AND WARNING TIME SHOULD A

      DESPERATE ACT IN THE USE OF BW OCCUR.













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