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Article: Chemical and Biological Detection Technologies
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Chemical and Biological Detection Technologies
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BRIAN HOYLE
The ability to detect the components of chemical and biological weapons is an important part of a national security strategy. For example, the inability to rapidly detect letters for the presence of anthrax spores provided a route for the targeting of infectious microorganisms in the United States in 2001. The portability of chemical and biological weapons has made them attractive to individuals or groups with political, religious, or other grievances. This has spurred development of more sophisticated, accurate and rapid detection technologies.
The conventional x-ray technology long used in airports has been ...
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