POINT PAPERS 15JAN91

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Subject: POINT PAPERS 15JAN91                                            

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Box ID: BX003202

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

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         UNDER90ING OPERATIONAL TESTING.  WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE RANGE
                              IS ONLY MARGINALLY USEFUL IN EITHER A
         SURVEILLANCE MODE Ok IN RESOONSE TO A 3U3PECT EVENT,



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         IN THE ADA OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS Dn NOT HELP US IDEMTIFY THAT
         VULNERABILITY WINDOW, THEREFORE* IT 13 DOUBTFUL THAT WE WOULD BE
         WILLING TO DIVERT COLLECTION ASSETS FROM PRIORITY MISSIONS FOR
         EXTENDED VULNERABILITY TIME PERIO@3*
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         SOME MERIT, WE ARE INTERESTED IN EMPLOYING THESE ASSETS IF THE
         FOLLOWING CAN BE ASSUREDO
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         9it ADEQUATE IN-THEATER SUPPLIES (30LUTIONSt DETECTOR TICKET3t ETC)
         TO ENABLE CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF MG:$A@'APIFRS AS REQUIRED*  WE 00
         NOT HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR FOLLON-Olu PROCUREMENT/FIELDING OF
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         LA3ER REMOTE SENSOR THAT CANNOT BE IN THE AOR ON 31 JAN, REQUEST YOU
         DEVELOP AND INFORM Ti4l3 HEADQUARTERS OF THE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT PLAN
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             S. 4w    THESE SIOLOGTCAL DETECTION AND WARNING TEAM$ MUST BE
         ABLE TO DEPLOY WITH AND BE CAPABLE OF OPERATING THE
         ;-.XI -i                         PM NBC DEFENSE MA3 FIVE MM 3YBTr;MS
         THAT WFLRT EARMARKLO FUR DEPLOYMENT To THE AOR, .WE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN
         THE CAPABILITY OF THE                           DETECT CHEMICAL AGENTS
         AND PROVIDE EARLY WARNING OF CHEMICAL ATTACK$, fly GIVING THE
         BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING TEAM$ THE ADDITIONAL CAPABILITY OF STAND-OFF
         CHEMICAL DETECTION AND WARNING AT KEY STRATEGIC 31TESo WE HAVE
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Subject = POINT PAPERS 15JAN91
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