Is the U.S. Ready for Bio-Warfare?

CBNNews.com - WASHINGTON - Anthrax. Smallpox… these words were commonplace following 9/11 as potential weapons of terror against the United States. Some experts believe a bioterrorist attack or pandemic outbreak could be inevitable. So how would the U.S. fight back against an infectious disease outbreak? Hollywood Fantasy - or Grim Reality? Picture this frightening scenario: a contagious virus breaks out in America's heartland. Spreading quickly, it overwhelms hospitals making thousands violently ill and killing hundreds. Chaos rules the streets and the economy is in shambles. Then our worst fears are confirmed: terrorists have released smallpox onto the American public. No, this isn't a Hollywood blockbuster. It's an actual terror threat the U.S. government wants to be prepared to fight. "We still need to beef up and get... [read full story]