Special Report: Biosurveillance

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2012 - Biological, chemical, and nuclear terrorist attacks, extreme weather events, and naturally occurring emerging infectious diseases all pose national security threats unbounded by state, country and regional borders.

Visit the American Forces Press Service special report at http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2012/1012_biosurveillance/ to learn more about how the Defense Department uses global biosurveillance networks to identify and track such threats and to help defend the United States.