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Funder

Smith Richardson Foundation

Recipient

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

Date: 12-31-1997

Amount: 140,000

Comment: Options to Counter Biological Terrorism in the United States
This grant supports research on U.S. capabilities and policies to respond to the threat of biological weapons terrorism. Michael Swetnam will lead a team of researchers to assess the technological options and to create an investment strategy to develop defensive measures to respond to a terrorist attack employing biological weapons.