The U.S. government was worried about a potential anthrax attack during the recent Super Bowl, according to U.S. Homeland Security department documents found in the seat-back pocket of a commercial airline by a CNN employee.
The news is illuminating in that it shows not only an incredible security lapse but also that federal employees are continuing to train state and local law enforcement and emergency responders for a potential bioterrorism attack.
In 2001, the nation experienced the nation’s worst bioterrorism attack in history when someone created a blend of anthrax spores and weaponized them, sending them to media and members of the U.S. Congress. Five people died. According to federal investigators, an Army researcher Bruce Ivins was the culprit, but doubts remain.
See more of my post for the Association of Health Care Journalists.
