title: Response to Epstein's commentary.
authors.affiliation: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Washington, DC, USA. Lynnklotz@cs.com
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Klotz
mesh_terms: D023482:Bioterrorism; D004189:Disaster Planning; D005239:Fear; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D011336:Probability; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States