Al Mauroni's biting critique of American biodefense policies should be required reading. Even those who reject his conclusions will benefit from engaging with his often-controversial perspectives. Based on his extensive knowledge of how the military counters biological warfare threats, Mauroni offers an often-surprising argument against dealing with natural and accidental infectious disease outbreaks with a similar national security framework.

W. Seth Carus, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of National Security Policy, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University

Albert J. Mauroni provides a comprehensive examination of how U.S. government policy has shaped the civilian and military national biodefense community and vice versa. He guides the reader with a thoroughly detailed review that few others with his extensive knowledge and experience have previously attempted. His book should be required reading for all who seek to understand and contribute to our national biodefense strategy and policy.

Zygmunt F. Dembek, Associate Professor, Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Former Chief of Biodefense Epidemiology and Education & Training Programs, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

Now more than ever, the national security and public health communities need new strategies for managing the distinct challenges posed by biological weapons and by pandemics. In this book, Albert Mauroni provides a trenchant critique of existing policies and provides practical recommendations for a more constructive way forward.

Gregory D. Koblentz, Director, Biodefense Graduate Program, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University

Albert Mauroni sees a national crisis in how the United States government addresses biological threats, understood broadly to include health issues, and the mechanisms that it uses in attempts to establish a national policy on "health security." In particular, he is concerned with the role that the U.S. Department of Defense plays in this effort. Drawing on 35 years of experience in Army and Air Force service and as a consultant to the Department of Defense, Mauroni provides a thorough and highly informed review of the issues and problems.

Milton Leitenberg, Senior Research Associate, Center for International and Security Studies, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland