Are We Ready for Biological and Chemical Attacks?

Is the United States dangerously complacent about possible biological and chemical weapon attacks, leaving open the possibility of mass deaths or a huge disruption in the economy or both? Or has the country in fact come a long way in its preparations to protect itself against this type of attack?

The answer may be both.

Tom Ridge, former Homeland Security secretary, and Joe Lieberman, former senator, are co-chairing a Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense hosted by Hudson Institute and the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies. They wrote in Roll Call that “our nation is dangerously unprepared to prevent or respond to” attacks with biological and chemical weapons, citing recent cuts in funding for readiness efforts.

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