MENACS
The Middle East
Next Generation
of Arms Control
Specialists Network

Atlantic Storm, was a bioterrorism “table-top” exercise convened by University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Center for Biosecurity on January 14, 2005. It is a web-based, multimedia presentation that takes the briefings, updates, simulated newscasts, and other materials that were prepared for the exercise and integrates them with excerpts from the actual discussions of the exercise participants. This presentation has been designed to allow viewers to place themselves in the role of one of the decision-making participants or in the role of one of the event’s observers. The Guide for Viewers and Facilitators suggests ways to use this presentation and poses questions to help guide discussion of biosecurity challenges that were highlighted by the exercise