25 Years Since the Anthrax Attacks: Where Are We Now?

It has been 25 years since a series of letters containing anthrax powder were distributed through the U.S. postal system in an act of bioterrorism. The 25th anniversary provides an opportunity to not only reflect on how the United States responded to the anthrax attacks, but to explore what additional effort is needed today to deter and prevent the consequences of bioterrorist incidents. 

Maj. Gen. Paul Friedrichs (ret.) Senior Adviser, CSIS Global Health Policy Center, will moderate a discussion on how lessons learned from the 2001 anthrax attacks have been applied to the U.S. biodefense enterprise, and what more is needed to continue protecting Americans from deliberate biological threats. He will be joined by Dr. Robert Kadlec, Assistant Secretary of War for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense; Dr. Wendi Kuhnert, Deputy Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and former Senator Richard Burr, Co-Chair, CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security and Principal Policy Advisor and Health Policy Strategic Consulting Practice Chair, DLA Piper.

This event is made possible through support from the Gates Foundation.