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From: jya@pipeline.com (John Young)
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 08:13:41 +0800
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Subject: Re: The Net and Terrorism
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To complement Tim May's essay on the Net and Terrorism:
The Washington Post, July 1, 1996, Business, p. 22.
Keeping the Military in High Tech [Excerpts]
At Camber Corporation in Springfield, Va., posters, comic
strips and colorful Silicon Graphics Inc. computers dot the
office landscape. Employees banter as they work.
Technical director Bryan Ware, 26, serves as the bridge
between the college-age computer programmers and the
military commanders who authorize the projects. "A lot of
military people don't know or trust technology," he said.
"A lot of computer nerds don't know or trust the military.
I know and like both."
The Army had a congressional mandate to prepare for
terrorists using chemical, biological or even nuclear
weapons and for civilian doctors having to figure out how
to treat the victims. To that end, the Army contracted
Camber to create the Nuclear Biological Chemical Medical
Defense Information Server which has many more bells and
whistles than the average Web site.
On the opening page, "danger" signs line the background.
Articles on the latest terrorist catastrophes appear in the
center of the screen. Black illuminated links to the site's
library, to news and to other information fill the
left-hand side.
Click on the library link, and medical manuals on nuclear,
biological and chemical warfare treatments appear. To the
left, a video section link becomes visible. Click on it,
and an interactive session begins between the user and an
actor playing the role of nuclear, chemical or biological
warfare victim. If the user administers the proper
treatment (it's good to read the library manuals before
going to the video), the victim will survive. If the user
fails to administer the correct procedures, the victim will
die.
"We try to have fun," said Alex Neifert, 21, who's working
on the Army Web site project for the summer before heading
back to the University of Michigan's Graduate School of
Information in the fall.
"We're hoping to improve the preparedness of the military
and civilian communities to deal with these types of
problems. This site will give doctors access to important
information that could save lives in the event of a
terrorist action," said the Army officer in charge of the
project.
Camber and the military hope that 1,000 visitors will view
the Web site daily when it officially opens July 3. To
access the site, point your browser to: www.nbc.gov/.
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