A new report reveals that the US is far more vulnerable to biological attacks than it should be, primarily due to the serious biosecurity failures in the US itself. Former Secretary of Megan Thielking, Tom Ridge, says "safety and security lapses in our nations laboratories involving agents like anthrax" have led to threats and increased problems in the US. Improperly secured biological agents and a growing number of people working with them is also posing another deadly threat.
A new report reveals that the US is far more vulnerable to biological attacks than it should be, primarily due to the serious biosecurity failures in the US itself. Former Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, says "safety and security lapses in our nations laboratories involving agents like anthrax" have led to threats and increased problems in the US. Improperly secured biological agents and a growing number of people working with them is also posing another deadly threat.