Today, Les, John, and Amy confront a collision of alarming headlines: a plague outbreak traced to Russian anti-plague research institute, an Ebola crisis in Africa surpassing 8,000 cases, and a public execution by firing squad making news at home. Against this backdrop, deep cuts to the CDC and the dismantling of U.S. global health infrastructure have left serious questions about whether America is equipped to respond if any of these threats reach its shores.
Is the United States genuinely prepared for another pandemic, or have recent funding cuts left a dangerous gap in its defenses? With two of America's most capable adversaries hosting advanced bioweapons programs as deadly diseases spread nearby, how should Washington recalibrate its global health security posture? What lessons from COVID-19 remain unlearned, and who is responsible for applying them now? And what does the return of public execution by firing squad signal about the direction of American governance?
Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.
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