| Technologies are needed that will better help law enforcement identify an attack by terrorists using chemical or biological weapons and survive that attack. In collaboration with the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), NIJ is also developing a low-cost, wearable personal alarm to alert first responders to the presence of toxic chemical and biological agents—one of the highest priority practitioner needs identified in NIJ’s 1997 nationwide inventory of State and local law enforcement technology needs to combat terrorism. |
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