aspen colorado trump administration develop first comprehensive strategy defend unite state disease pandemics biological attack terrorists top white house homeland security official say thursday country comprehensive bio-defense strategy ever white house homeland security adviser thomas bossert tell annual aspen security forum aspen colorado high time bio-defense strategy effort involve retire admiral tim ziemer oversee obama administration initiative fight malaria africa white house hop publish new strategy soon say bossert provide detail bossert note bush obama administrations take step address biological threats letter contain anthrax spores send two democratic senators several news organizations weeks follow sept. 11 2001 attack spores infect 22 people five die add lot fit start investments point need look clear eye fact may devastate pandemic influenza intentional anthrax attack say bossert note recent news report scientists canada use commercially available genetic material construct extinct horse pox virus relative small pox virus claim tens millions live wipe horsepox go kill us suggest somebody might future possess ability produce synthetic small pox without live virus scar death say threat disease pandemics demand global attention say experts criticize trump administration seek reductions fund global health program contend would hurt country ability prevent respond biological threats like pandemics bossert however say administration plan give full-throated support global health security agenda partnership 50 nations international organizations work build countries capacities prevent fight infectious diseases white house develop comprehensive biosecurity strategy official