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Terrorism:

the Epidemiology of Fear

Where did our children and

community receive Terrorism

Information Sept. 11-

Global Health Network Sept. 1, 2001 Towards an Internet Civil Defence against Bioterrorism Lancet

Germans

Approaches to Homeland Defense Sept. 10  Sensors  Better Laboratories  Public Health Surveillance  Data Mining Surveillance

Approaches to Homeland Defense Sept. 11

Anatomy of a Terrorist Attack Preparation5 years Execution 1 day Diagnosed case 3 days First Death Multiple deaths SensorsBetter LaboratoriesPublic Health SurveillanceData Mining Surveillance Maximum 1-2 dayImprovement

Approaches to Homeland Defense Now “A universal theme of the revolutionaries is that America spends entirely too muchmoney buying slightly better versions ofweapons it already has, at the expense ofserious improvement” NYTimes, 3/10/ Can these systems transform homeland defense?

Using Sept. 10 technologyMaximum Improvement, 1-2 daysRisk Reduction = <5% Can these systems transform homeland defense?