Laboratories, university biological warfare research

The CBDP relies upon a laboratory network and test ranges to provide RDT E and produce products critical to the chemical and biological defense of the nation. The network consists of DoD owned and operated laboratories (e.g., USAMRIID, ECBC, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), NSRDEC, and Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren), DOE national laboratories (e.g. LANL, SNL, LLNL, Pacific Northwestern National Laboratory (PNNL)), FFRDCs (Federally Funded Research and Development Centers), non-profit entities (e.g., Battelle). for-profit commercial laboratories, and universities. At many of the facilities the committee visited, the recent construction of new buildings will provide new capacity for RDT E, adding both additional space and additional technical functionality. 

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