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Preface<br />

In 1993, Congress passed Public Law 103-160, Section 1703, which created a <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>Service</strong><br />

<strong>Chemical</strong> and <strong>Biological</strong> <strong>Defense</strong> <strong>Program</strong> (CBDP). The mission of the CBDP is to provide<br />

world-class chemical and biological defense capabilities to allow the military forces of the<br />

United States to survive and successfully complete their operational missions — from<br />

peacetime contingency missions through two nearly simultaneous major theater wars across the<br />

entire spectrum of conflict—in battlespace environments contaminated with chemical or<br />

biological warfare agents. Under the oversight of a single office within the Office of the Secretary<br />

of <strong>Defense</strong>, the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of <strong>Defense</strong> for <strong>Chemical</strong> and <strong>Biological</strong> <strong>Defense</strong>,<br />

the individual <strong>Service</strong>s, working within the framework of a <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>Service</strong> Agreement, have<br />

planned and supported a robust, coordinated program. This overview document provides<br />

highlights of our major efforts within the program, providing a summary of FY00<br />

accomplishments and goals for FY01 and beyond. A separate, more detailed DoD Annual Report<br />

to Congress on the <strong>Chemical</strong> and <strong>Biological</strong> <strong>Defense</strong> <strong>Program</strong> is provided to the Congress.<br />

The CBDP focuses on the development and acquisition of an integrated system-of-systems to<br />

defend against the various chemical and biological warfare threats facing U.S. forces. No single<br />

technology or approach is likely to be effective. Consequently, detection and identification of CB<br />

threats, individual and collective protection, decontamination and medical countermeasures<br />

play important, complementary roles in countering chemical and biological threats.<br />

Since Operation Desert Storm, the CBDP effectively developed and fielded new or improved<br />

capabilities that address shortfalls identified during that war. A few examples include the<br />

fielding of the <strong>Biological</strong> Integrated Detection System (BIDS), replacement of chemical alarms<br />

with the Automatic <strong>Chemical</strong> Agent Detector and Alarm (ACADA), and procurement of new,<br />

lightweight chemical protective suits for the entire force. Significant advances in research<br />

promise to yield continuous capability improvements over the next decade. These include:<br />

medical countermeasures against chemical and biological agents; improved, lightweight<br />

chemical detectors; advanced biological identification and diagnosis capabilities; improved<br />

decontamination capabilities; and advanced warning systems that provide near real-time hazard<br />

analysis and forecasting capabilities. Additionally, a Modeling and Simulation (M&S)<br />

commodity area was established to develop common use chemical and biological models and<br />

simulations. These capabilities will continue to ensure that U.S. forces are the best-equipped<br />

forces in the world to survive, fight, and win in a chemical or biological contaminated<br />

environment.<br />

ANNA JOHNSON-WINEGAR, PH.D.<br />

DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE<br />

FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE

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