Abstract
Abstract The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a relative newcomer to the field of bioterrorism defense. Only after September 11, 2001 did the Alliance launch specific initiatives to address terrorism. Before this event, NATO did address the threat of biological attacks as part of the Cold War focusing on aggression from the former Soviet Union. This article discusses the goals of NATO in the past and in the present. NATO'S Defense Ministers decided in 2002 to enhance Alliance forces' ability to defend against nuclear, biological and chemical weapons (NBC). Initiatives adopted in Prague include: a disease surveillance system; an NBC event response team, a prototype deployable NBC analytical laboratory; a NATO biological and chemical defense stockpile, and a virtual training center.
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