US is considering scenarios where a nuclear bomb, a cyberattack, a coordinated electromagnetic pulse, and biological weapons all hit the US at the same time.
August 27th, 2018“…..“We are looking at 100 kiloton to 1,000 kiloton detonations” ………”
Exploring Medical and Public Health Preparedness for a Nuclear Incident: A Workshop
| When: | August 22, 2018 – August 23, 2018 (8:00 AM Eastern) |
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| Where: | National Academy of Sciences Building (Fred Kavli Auditorium) • 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418 |
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| Topics | Biomedical and Health Research, Public Health, Health Security |
| Activity: | Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies |
| Board: | Board on Health Sciences Policy |
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a two-day public workshop on August 22-23, 2018 at the National Academies Building (Fred Kavli Auditorium) called Exploring Medical and Public Health Preparedness for a Nuclear Incident. Through this workshop, participants from government, NGO and private sector organizations will explore current assumptions behind and the status of medical and public health preparedness for a nuclear incident, examine potential changes in assumptions and approach, and discuss challenges and opportunities for capacity building in the current threat environment.
Specific topics that may be discussed in this workshop include:
- The current state of medical and public health preparedness for a nuclear incident and how these relate to the prior assumptions about the threat environment;
- Possible changes to planning assumptions for nuclear incidents, with particular attention to the (re-)emergence of state-actor threats, and the implications of those changes for nuclear incident prevention, planning and response;
- Implications for capacity building of potential communication, education and information challenges posed by a nuclear incident, and opportunities and approaches for addressing them;
- Challenges, opportunities, and implications for building capabilities to respond to and recover from a nuclear incident, including building capability for assessment, early treatment, monitoring and long-term health surveillance among survivors.