WHERE ARE THE COUNTERMEASURES? PROTECTING AMERICA’S HEALTH FROM CBRN THREATS A REPORT OF THE NATIONAL BIODEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD

March 2010
A 103 pg. PDF document on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
(CBRN) weapons.
“Robust medical countermeasures are needed to protect America from major national
security vulnerabilities.
America faces grave danger from a wide range of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
(CBRN) weapons, and from the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. CBRN weapons
can cause very large numbers of injuries and deaths, and render affected areas uninhabitable for
months or years at a time. Emerging infectious diseases, like the 1918-19 influenza pandemic,
have the potential to kill millions. Whether intentional or natural, CBRN agents have the power
to incapacitate society and severely damage the economy. ”