DHS Simulates Reaction to Possible Flesh-Eating Parasitic Outbreak
Preparation Efforts for New World Screwworm Outbreak The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently carried out a simulation to get ready for a possible outbreak of the New World screwworm (NWS), a parasitic larva that primarily affects cattle. This month, DHS collaborated with federal partners to conduct a two-part exercise aimed at enhancing the nation’s […]
NASA simulates asteroid heading toward Earth in defense exercise
(News Nation) — NASA’s preventative doomsday approach reached new heights in a test simulating a hypothetical asteroid that would hit Earth in 2038, according to a report released this week. of simulation This was the fifth Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise, in which NASA, the U.S. government and international representatives attempted to plan for an […]