Red Cross volunteers, acting as potentially anthrax-exposed Pentagon employees, remove their "contaminated" clothing before being "decontaminated" during Gallant Fox 06 May 17 in a Pentagon parking lot. The exercise tested the response of Pentagon police and local and federal agencies to a biological attack at the Pentagon. Photo by Sgt. Sara Wood, USA
Could US Handle Biologic Attack? -- Kristina Wong, The Hill
The slow-footed federal response to Ebola shows that the United States would be overwhelmed by a biological attack, experts warn.
Ever since 9/11, security analysts have said it’s only a matter of time before terrorists acquire the means to attack the country with a bioweapon.
While experts say Ebola would not make the most effective biological weapon, the problems seen in the response to the virus — from confusion over treatment protocols to a shortage of specialized medical facilities and trained workers — would be magnified if a biological agent were unleashed in the United States.
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My Comment: When one looks at the U.S. response to one Ebola infection in Dallas .... I would have to say no .... we are definitely not ready to respond to a biological attack.
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