Making Sense of the 2018 National Biodefense Strategy
Following the release of the 2018 National Biodefense Strategy, PNNL released a second-generation, publicly available tool—free for use at https://bplat.pnnl.gov—that maps out current biodefense responsibilities and brings clarity to the tangle of laws, directives, and agencies that together protect US citizens. The Biodefense Policy Landscape Analysis Tool, or B-PLAT, is affectionately called the “spaghetti monster,” because it visualizes information using spaghetti-like strands to demonstrate relationships between agencies, their specific responsibilities, and the degree of complexity and interconnectedness of the biodefense policy domain.
Published: July 23, 2020
RA Bartholomew and KM Omberg. “Making Sense of the 2018 National Biodefense Strategy.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. January 2019. https://thebulletin.org/2019/01/making-sense-of-the-2018-national-biodefense-strategy/