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Weapons of the Revolutionary War
During the Revolutionary War patriots fought using muskets and other weapons. Read this book to learn about the weapons of the Revolutionary War.
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Zoonoses Likely to Be Used in Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism is the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other agents used to cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants. Only modest microbiologic skills are needed to produce and effectively use biologic weapons. And biological warfare has afflicted campaigns throughout military history, at times playing an important role in determining their outcomes. There is a long list of potential pathogens for use by terrorists, but only a few are easy to prepare and disperse. Of the infectious diseases, the vast majority are zoonoses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's highest-priority bioterrorism agents are in Category A. The only disease that does not affect animals in Category A is smallpox, which was eliminated by a worldwide vaccination program in the late 1970s. Because these diseases can infect animals and humans, the medical and veterinary communities should work closely together in clinical, public health, and research settings.
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The unfulfilled promise of public health: Deja vu all over again
Many complain about public health's weak infrastructure and poor capacity to respond to threats of bioterrorism. Such complaints are but the anxiety-heightened expression of a periodic rediscovery of the deficiencies and unfulfilled promise of US public health. An overview of more than two centuries suggests that where the country is now with public health has been shaped by earlier, limited, and crisis-focused responses to changing disease threats. The US has failed to sustain progress in any coherent manner. So that past mistakes are not repeated, lessons should be learned from the past to guide the country in the future.
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Toward Post-Heroic Warfare
The Cold War culture of military restraint has given way to increasing atrocities. By remaining a passive witness in the former Yugoslavia, Central Asia, and Chechnya, the United States damages its moral economy. Yet none of these conflicts sufficiently threatens U.S. interests to rouse the nation to arms. The United States should therefore return to the calculating siege craft common before Napoleon, which stressed minimal casualties, partial results, and patience. Every war need not be a heroic national crusade.
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