The Radiological Threat Awareness Coalition (R-TAC)Summit took place on February 25th, 2009. The summit brought together highly respected professionals and academics from within the field of homeland security and radiological science to increase awareness of the threat of a "dirty bomb" attack on US soil.
This speech was presented by Dr. Ronald Manning, Branch Chief of Chemical, Radiological, and Nuclear (CRN) Medical Countermeasures at the Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).