Countering Biological Threats Challenges for the Department of Defense's Nonproliferation Program Beyond the Former Soviet Union (2009) / Chapter Skim
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At present, the largest activity is establishment of the For the purposes of this summary as well as the full report, biological weapons include any biological pathogens and associated toxins that could be deliberately misused to cause significant harm to humans or agricultural resources. Biosecurity encompasses all direct and indirect measures that contribute significantly to (a)
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This system is devoted to upgrading capabilities of partner governments to detect, characterize, and respond to outbreaks of infectious diseases, and particularly diseases associated with especially dangerous pathogens. BTRP also assists partner governments in developing biosecurity policies and regulations at the national level and provides training and technical assistance at the facility level.
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. But most aspects of effective human health and agricultural surveillance and response systems, including detection, diagnosis, and therapy, are important in countering infectious disease threats in general.
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Recommendation 1-1: DOD should, within the U.S. government's evolving global biological engagement strategy, promptly expand BTRP into selected developing countries beyond the FSU.
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Also, BTRP will need to emphasize the development of sustainable programs and the necessity for host governments to attract multiple international partners to the long-term task of enhancing local capabilities. At the same time, too many countries have severe biosecurity vulnerabilities for BTRP to use its limited resources to fix secondary problems that pose minor risks.
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. Recommendation 2-1: BTRP should continue to emphasize to partner governments the importance of their strengthening on a broad basis the infrastructures necessary to address human, animal, and plant diseases and the underlying scientific capabilities of the countries as essential foundations for addressing threats of bioterrorism.
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Recommendation 3-2: BTRP should develop in cooperation with each partner government a Strategic Plan that describes the security situation and particularly vulnerabilities relevant to biological assets in the country, disease burdens
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The plan should address containment of pathogen collections, assessment of disease burdens and trends, development of local capabilities to detect and respond to disease outbreaks, enhancement of research laboratories and joint research opportunities, allocation of financial resources available from local and international sources, engagement of organizations that will sustain BTRP-supported initiatives, and BTRP's exit strategy. The strategic plans should be regularly reviewed, as individual plans and as a set of plans with common goals.
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RELEVANT ACTIVITIES OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Many U.S. government departments and agencies, agencies of other governments, international organizations, international companies, and nongovernmental organizations are involved in activities related to biological threat reduction.
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government, including DOD, expands international biosecurity activities. As BTRP launches programs beyond the FSU, coordination of activities in the field will be particularly important.
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for Biodefense with a panel on international bioengagement that brings together officials responsible for relevant aspects of homeland security and nonproliferation and some aspects of international development. Among the activities of the PCC is the development of government-wide frameworks for addressing biological threats in specific countries.
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In other cases, a relatively minor contribution by BTRP may make a substantial difference in the biosecurity landscape of the country. In conclusion, BTRP can make a significant contribution to raising awareness of the governments, specialists, and public in developing countries of the importance of a range of policies and programs for addressing biological threats.
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