Kim Seong Sun, Oh Dong Whan, Jo Hyun Jung, Chu Chaeshin
Division of Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong, Korea.
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2013 Oct;4(5):285-90. doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2013.09.009.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the the United States of America (USA) has held joint exercises to respond to biothreats in the Korean Peninsula since 2011. The exercise was called Able Response (AR) and it aims to coordinate interministerial procedures inside Korea and international procedures in requesting the medical resources urgently between ROK and USA, and among ROK and the United Nations, and nongovernmental organizations. AR13 was a functional exercise with a scenario that presumed a series of attack by terrorists, dispersing Bacillus anthracis in Seoul. The participants conducted exercises with action cells and using point-to-point communication system. It was followed by Senior Leadership Seminar participated by high-ranking officials in ROK and USA to discuss possible collaboration in advance. AR and its following actions will fortify collaboration between ROK and USA and enhance the capability of countermeasures against biothreats in Korea.
自2011年以来，大韩民国（韩国）和美利坚合众国（美国）举行了应对朝鲜半岛生物威胁的联合演习。该演习名为“有力应对”（AR），旨在协调韩国国内部际程序以及韩国与美国之间、韩国与联合国及非政府组织之间紧急请求医疗资源的国际程序。“有力应对13”是一次功能性演习，设定了恐怖分子发动一系列袭击、在首尔散布炭疽杆菌的情景。参与者通过行动小组并使用点对点通信系统进行演习。随后，韩国和美国的高级官员参加了高级领导研讨会，提前讨论可能的合作。“有力应对”及其后续行动将加强韩国和美国之间的合作，并提高韩国应对生物威胁的能力。
