4.5.2: Biological Weapons
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Other dangers pose direct and deadly risks to our health and well-being. The use of a lethal biological agent within a population
center would threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. That's why President Obama outlined a National Strategy
for Countering Biological Threats in 2009 to address the challenges from proliferation of biological weapons or their use
by terrorists. We will continue to work at home with first responders and health officials to reduce the risks associated
with unintentional or deliberate outbreaks of infectious disease. We will also continue our efforts with domestic and international
partners to promote global health security and reinforce norms of safe and responsible conduct; obtain timely and accurate
insight on current and emerging risks; take steps to reduce the potential for exploitation; expand our capability to prevent,
attribute, and apprehend perpetrators of attacks; and communicate with all stakeholders. And we will build on existing public
and private-sector efforts to prevent intentional contamination of the food supply.
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