61.   A presidential directive two years ago called on federal agencies to coordinate efforts to protect against biological attacks.

62.   A top U.N. official said last week that Saddam had the capability to launch a debilitating biological attack on Tel Aviv.

63.   And spreading an airborne biological weapon is beyond the technical reach of most terrorist groups, according to a study on biological attacks.

64.   --Anthrax vaccine was given to thousands of service members during the Gulf War because of the fear that Iraq would launch a biological attack.

65.   As concern escalated about the possibility of biological attack, so did the number of suspicious incidents.

66.   At the moment, the United States has no single nationwide system to alert health and emergency officials of a fast-moving epidemic or biological attack.

67.   At the University of Missouri-Columbia, researchers are studying a method for quick decontamination after a biological attack.

68.   Both Russia and the United States continue conduct research on programs to defend themselves against biological attacks.

69.   Both Russia and the United States continue to do research on programs to defend themselves against biological attacks.

70.   But both Russia and the United States continue to do research on programs to defend themselves against biological attacks.