BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE CONCEPT

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Subject: BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE CONCEPT                                      

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Folder Title: BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE CONCEPT                                                                      

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                                                             UNCLASSIFIED


                                DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
                     OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OPERATIONS AND PLANS
                                     WASHINGTON. DC



               FIEPLY TO
               A@ENT;ON OF



             DAMO-SWC

             MEMORANDUM THRU DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OPERATIONS AND
                             PLANS
                             VICE CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMY


             FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

             SUBJECT: Bicloaical Defense Conceut (U.)--ACTION MEMORANDUM

             1. (U) Purnose: To Drovide:
                               a. Secretarv of the Armv with an Armv
                                  t)csition on a Concert for Bioloaical
                                  Defense.
                               b. Guidance to ASA(RDA) for Bioloaical
                                  Defense Program execution.
                               c. Secretary of Defense with the Army
                                  nosition and solicit OSD suunort.


             2. (U) Discussion:
                   a. @   The advent of Operation Desert Storm/Shield has
             stressed the need for a viable biological defense program
             including rapid long/medium/short ranae detection devices,
             agent alarms, agent identification, p@rsonnel protection and
             medical prophylaxes, treatment and theranv.
                   b. (U) The ravid ascent of biotechnology has acerbated
             the Droblem due to the expanded opportunities for the
             preparation, manufacture and weadonization of new and
             modified biological and toxin agents. This can occur so
             ranidly that specificity of detection cannot be accomplished
             with anvwhere near the same rapiditv. As a result, it is
             essential that RDT&E be accomplished looking for generic
ure.
             However it is essential that as much soecific intelligence
             information be obtained and rapidly disseminated to support
             RDT&E programs.
                   c. (U) The lack of a viable biological defense program
             is seen as minimizing military personnel survivability in
             that there was a lack of detection equipment immediately
             available for rapid deployment in opera@ion Desert
             Shield/Storm.
                   d. @. The Bioloaical Defense Program has suffered
             from minimal funding and high level support since the
             offensive program was eliminated in 1969 by Executive Order.


                                                             UNCLASSIFIED
                                                             CLASSIFIEI) BY, Multirle Sourcrat
                         .2@14rBR2
                          O-)I@LU)UUL!= U

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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 25-NOV-1996