LOS ANGELES, May 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com) (OTCBB:UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, commented today on a 2009 report from the Pentagon warning of the future threat of chemical and biological weapons. According to the Department of Defense, the United States is likely to face a growing threat in coming years from biological and chemical weapons that are increasingly lethal and easy to manufacture.
Biological threats are likely to grow over the next decade, the report states, noting that disease agents have been deemed "a valuable tool in nonstate arsenals" because they are "easier and cheaper to develop than nuclear weapons and are potentially far more destructive than (chemical weapons) to unprotected military forces or civilian populations. "U.S. enemies could engineer biological materials, enhancing virulence, increasing stability and resistance and minimizing detection -- even creating a new synthetic biological agent," says the report. "While conventional weaponization and delivery of biological agents are difficult, even crude delivery systems," like sending anthrax-loaded envelopes by postal mail, have proved "effective."
"Additionally, adversaries may use human delivery systems by infecting themselves or others to spread certain biological agents within a civilian or military populations," the document notes.
"The DOD report is another stark warning of the imminent danger of biological weapons," said Mr. Jacques Tizabi, UNDT's Chief Executive Officer. "UNDT's BSM-2000 system is a robust biodetection system that can automatically detect airborne biological spores and is not prone to false negatives from synthetic or reengineered biological agents," he added.
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About Universal Detection Technology
Universal Detection Technology is a developer of monitoring technologies, including bioterrorism detection devices. The Company on its own and with development partners is positioned to capitalize on opportunities related to Homeland Security. For example, the Company, in cooperation with NASA, has developed a bacterial spore detector that detects certain biohazard substances. The Company is also a reseller of handheld assays used for detection of five bioterrorism agents, radiation detection systems, and antimicrobial products. For more information, please visit www.udetection.com.
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