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Technologies required for strategic actionable net-centric biological defense systems consist of : 1) multiplexed multi-array sensors for threat agents and for signatures of the host response to infection; 2) novel vaccines and restricted access antivirals/bacterials to reduce emergence of drug resistant strains pre- and post-event; 3) telemedicine capabilities to deliver post-event care to 20,000 victims of a biological strike; and 4) communication systems with intelligent software for resource allocation and redundant pathways that survive catastrophic attack. The integrated system must detect all threat agents with minimal false positive/negative events, a seamless integrated broad-band communications capability that enables conversion of data to actionable information, and novel pre- and post-event treatments. The development of multiplexed multi-array sensors, appropriate vaccines and antibiotics, and integrated communication capabilities are critical to sustaining normal health, commerce, and international activities.
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Kornguth, S. (2005). Strategic Actionable Net-Centric Biological Defense System. In: Morrison, D., Milanovich, F., Ivnitski, D., Austin, T.R. (eds) Defense against Bioterror. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3384-2_1
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