SURGEON GENERAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE ON CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM

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       CONSIDER AND ATTEMPT TO MITIGATE , THE IMPACT OF SUCH FEARS ON UNIT
      PERSONNEL AND CIVILIANS IN THEATER.  AMONG OUR ALLIES, AND AT HOME.
       3. (U) THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
      A. EXTERNAL INFORMATION. OASD (PA) HAS LEAD RESPONSIBILITY FOR
      RESPONSE TO QUERY CONCERNING  OVERALL CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL.
      PROTECTION PROGRAMS. CENTCOM AND SUBORDINATE COMMAND PAO'S MAY USE
     THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BELOW FOR RESPONSE TO QUERIES. CENTCOM MAY
      PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FOR INTERVIEW FOLLOWING COORDINATION
      WITH OASD(PA).  COMMANDERS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICERS OUTSIDE OF
      THE USCENTCOM  AOR MAY USE THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN PARA 5 BELOW
      FOR RESPONSE TO QUERY ONLY. THE U.S. ARMY, AS THE EXECUTIVE AGENT
      FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE RESEARCH PROGRAMS. WILL BE
      PREPARED TO PROVIDE  SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AS REQUESTED BY
      OASD (PA) TO DISCUSS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN DETECTION AND
      DEFENSES. SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE CBW THREAT AND OUR
      CAPABILITIES TO RESPOND TO IT SHOULD BE CLOSELY HELD TO DENY IRAQ
      DETAILS OF US OR COALITION CBW DEFENSIVE MEASURES, AND TO AVOID
      CREATING ERRONEOUS IMPRESSIONS OF US/COALITION VULNERABILITY TO THE
      CBW THREAT.  AN IMPORTANT ASPECT IN DETERRING  IRAQI USE OF CBW AGENTS