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Thomas J. Ridge: “We have to accept the reality that it exists today, and we have to be preemptive in preparing.”

On the recordNovember 2, 2015
We have to accept the reality that it exists today, and we have to be preemptive in preparing.
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Thomas J. Ridge
Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Ridge stresses the need for proactive measures against biological threats.

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