BioWatch is a United States federal government program to detect the release of pathogens into the air as part of a terrorist attack on major American cities . Reportedly operating in Philadelphia , New York City , Washington , DC , San Diego , Boston , Chicago , San Francisco , Atlanta , St. Louis , Houston , Los Angeles and 21 other cities , the BioWatch program was created in 2001 in response to the increased threat of bioterrorism sparked by the 2001 anthrax attacks , and was announced in President George W. Bush 's State of the Union Address of 2003
2001 anthrax attacks
2001 anthrax attacks
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