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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > March
>March 28, 2003:
Hour One: Detecting
Bio/Chem Agents on the Battlefield
In this special segment as part of NPR's coverage of
the war in Iraq, Ira and guests will talk about the techniques and
technology coalition forces are using to warn of potential biological
or chemical attacks. How do the troops know when they should put on
their gas masks and protections suits?
Neal Conan and guests will provide the latest on the situation in
Iraq, with news updates throughout the hour as required. Call in with
your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255, and share your opinions
online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
(Ret.) General Walter Busbee
Business Executive, Counterproliferation and Homeland Security Program
Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University
Chair, Chemical Biological Defense Division
National Defense Industrial Association
Arlington, Virginia
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
Edgewood Chemical
Biological Center
U.S. Army Soldier and Biological
Chemical Command
Miami
Herald: Soldiers Bracing for a Possible Chemical Attack
National
Defense Magazine: U.S. Rushes To Upgrade Chem-Bio Gear
NY
Times: Lab Technicians Eagerly Await Work
This segment produced by Karin
Vergoth
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