Panel: U.S. lags in bioterrorism preparations – MSNBC.com
A special U.S. panel asserted Wednesday that an attack on the United States or its allies by terrorists with biological weapons is a more worrisome and urgent threat than the spread of nuclear weapons.
The Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation and Terrorism, said the United States was making better progress in regard to the nuclear threat than it was preparing for possible bioterrorism.
“The nation’s level of preparedness for dealing with the threat of bioterrorism remains far lower than that of the nuclear threat,” the commission said in a lengthy report titled “The Clock Is Ticking.”
The panel, which was created by Congress, said the government needs to move more aggressively to address the threat of bioterrorism, and the threat is misunderstood by many.The panel, which was created by Congress, said the government needs to move more aggressively to address the threat of bioterrorism, and the threat is misunderstood by many.
