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Dstl experts play a fundamental
role in providing threat, risk and option analysis for the UK. We work
at all levels of military planning and as such, we have a deep understanding
and knowledge of systems concepts, ensuring that we consider the knock-on
effect of all our advice.
We can create specific studies for analysing individual threats. Recent
work has included force protection risk analysis, where we provided
a unique modeling capability to assess the threat from rockets and mortars
at military bases.
The work is often urgent. Before British forces entered the Iraqi city
of Basra, Dstl analysts were tasked by military commanders via the Permanent
Joint Headquarters, to assess the likely outcomes of urban action and
propose options for maximising the effectiveness of action whilst minimising
casualties. We had 48 hours and worked round-the-clock to provide a
model of potential outcomes based on the information provided by a military
commander, therefore helping to make vital decisions.
From operational demands to another unique example of our threat work.
We were responsible for initiating the strategic approach for combating
the deadly bacterium and potential biological warfare agent Francisella
tularensis. We initiated international collaboration with Sweden and
the USA to determine the genetic make-up of the organism and this research
provided the essential foundation for developing both battlefield detectors
and medical countermeasures.
Our work for protecting soldiers against dangerous pathogens has been
further enhanced by the provision of a state-of-the-art scientific research
laboratory at Porton Down which is now fully operational. It means that
uniquely in the UK, MOD has the ability to assess the hazard posed to
the UK and the Armed Forces by the most dangerous of known bugs, for
example Ebola.
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