PPT Slide
Other Factors and Perspectives
- Congressional interest, focus, and support.
- Reserve Component capabilities and dispersal.
- DoD commitment to Total Force - AC/ RC integration.
- Force Protection priorities .
- Evolving national policy.
“The expectation of a massive chemical or biological attack is not based on actual terrorist incidents, and it ignores preparations for a potential new wave of conventional terrorism.”
Ehud Sprinzak, Senior Fellow, US Institute for Peace
“There seems to be some kind of assumption that the
response...will be mounted by the federal government
Dr. E. Thompson, Public Health Commissioner, Michigan