title: The Department of Defense chemical and biological defense program: where we are going.
abstract: This article provides an overview of the Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP). This article highlights the mission and objectives of the DoD CBDP, the general capabilities of systems and technologies being developed or employed to defend U.S. forces against the threat of chemical and biological warfare agents, and improvements made in defensive systems in the years since Operation Desert Storm.
authors.affiliation: Analytic Service (ANSER), Inc., Suite 800, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, USA. evansd@anser.org
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson-Winegar
mesh_terms: D001694:Biological Warfare / Q000639:trends*; D002618:Chemical Warfare / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008891:Military Science; D014481:United States