Neither snow, nor rain, nor anthrax [bioterrorism counteraction].

Neither snow, nor rain, nor anthrax [bioterrorism counteraction].

To counter bioterrorism, the US Postal Service has tried electron beam irradiation to sterilise mail, then it tried detection of germs and toxins using technology developed for the battlefield. Soon, the US Postal Service may use smart mail using upgraded mail scanning equipment to read 2D bar codes...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 39, 9(duplicate) (2002).
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
2D bar codes.
US Postal Service.
Bioterrorism counteraction.
Electron beam irradiation.
Germs detection.
Mail sterilisation.
Smart mail.
Toxins detection.
Upgraded mail scanning equipment.