BSBD 641 9041 Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

BSBD 641 9041 Biosecurity and Bioterrorism
Your response should be exemplary, think critically, precisely, clearly and then express yourself succinctly. Each posting should be a minimum of 150 words per question and REQUIRES citation to reference sources, no more than 3 years OLD !!!!!.

Please make certain that you read the prompt before reviewing the following hyperlinked sources:
To obtain a good overview of the Amerithrax Investigations, please open the FBI Website to their Famous Cases and Criminals Anthrax Investigation page. Read through the four paragraph summary of the investigation and at minimum, open and review the 2006 Amerithrax Fact Sheet.
Next view the roughly one hour Frontline (2011) episode “The Anthrax Files” (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/anthrax-files/) and skim through parts your feel are relevant in the 96 page Summary of Amerithrax Investigation, which was critiqued by the National Academy of Science. I do not expect you to read the entire 96 page document. You may find, however, it contains information to support or refute the information you present in your post. I watched the video last night (10/2) and it loaded and streamed correctly.
(If you are so inclined, view the the Public Briefing of the National Research Council Review of Science in the FBI’s Anthrax Case which can be found at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/13098/review-of-the-scientific-approaches-used-during-the-fbis-investigation-of-the-2001-anthrax-letters)

Question (1)
Amerithrax
Do you feel that the facts support the final conclusions to the investigation? Was the right person finally identified? Do you have an alternative theory which you can support with published government or peer-reviewed information?

Question (2)
Detection

Bio surveillance has increased in importance as international threats are increasingly assessed and determined to be valid. Since Sept. 11, 2001, there has been an onslaught of surveillance systems and biosensor prototypes. These sound like great concepts and are necessary as each day that passes before an attack is detected could result in tens, hundreds, or even thousands of deaths.
Bio Watch, a network of sensors that detects certain threat agents, is a federal program that originated in 2003. BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance provides one vantage point with respect to the program. The following November 15, 2015 LA Times article provides an entirely different viewpoint while citing concerns from the Government Accounting Office (GAO), U.S. system to detect bioterrorism can’t be counted on, government watchdog finds. Finally, read about one of the programs I worked on that is being fielded in S. Korea and is very similar to BioWatch (see e.g., JUPITR).

What do you think of this approach? Is the cost to develop and run this kind of program worth it?