Strategic
National Stockpile Program
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| Speaking Points |
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| •The Strategic National Stockpile Program can provide any drug,
equipment, or supply within a few days |
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| •Locale/state must manage the inventory |
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| •Response is not immediate, so locales must have their own stockpiles
of such drugs and supplies |
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| Narrative |
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| However, when it comes to money, drugs, and other supplies,
nothing beats the federal government.
The Strategic National Stockpile Program can provide any drug,
equipment, or supply within a few days.
This requires the local/state government to manage the inventory – the
feds will deliver the requested supplies by plane or truck, but they’re not
going to disperse supplies throughout the area – that is of local responsibility. |
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| Supplies such as antidotes can be obtained from the federal
government as part of the Strategic National Stockpile Program. While you may think, we can’t wait several
days for the antidote to a nerve agent that is lethal within minutes, such
supplies would be issued to replenish the stockpile you already have, further
illustration of the fact that you must have a local stockpile of such drugs
and supplies in place. |
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