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Biological Weapons and Warfare

The threat of biological weapons and warfare poses particular challenges to government officials charged with devising immediate and longer-term emergency response plans. RAND has developed exercises to train public health agencies to respond to bioterrorism; examined the longer-term psychological consequences of bioterrorism; and created guidelines to improve individual preparedness for chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological attacks.

Research conducted by: RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Project AIR FORCE; RAND Arroyo Center; RAND Health

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D. Steven Fox

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.D. in internal medicine/pediatric medicine, Dartmouth College; M.Sc. in tropical medicine & public health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; M.S. in atmospheric physics, University of Washington; B.S. in physical oceanography, University of Washington

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Gregory S. Jones

Adjunct
A.B. in biology, University of Chicago

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Scott Savitz

Senior Engineer
B.S. in chemical engineering, Yale University; M.S. in chemical engineering, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. in chemical engineering, University of Pennsylvania