[pgkdan]

The government has begun taking steps to cope with the possibility of a terrorist attack involving smallpox by training doctors to recognize the disease and by vaccinating small teams of experts who would rush to any part of the country to contain and treat a suspected outbreak

This tells me that the gov't thinks there has already been an attack. Maybe that was what Ashcroft's warning was about.

[Semper Paratus]

This tells me that the gov't thinks there has already been an attack. Maybe that was what Ashcroft's warning was about.

The incubation period for smallpox is a very consistent 12 days.
Assume deployment Oct.30, then we'll see starting this weekend.