March 2021, NTI Conducted a Tabletop Exercise With the Munich Security Conference to Simulate a MonkeyPox Pandemic

In March 2021, NTI* partnered with the Munich Security Conference to conduct a tabletop exercise simulating a global pandemic involving an unusual strain of MonkeyPox caused by a terrorist attack using a pathogen engineered in a laboratory. Strengthening Global Systems to Prevent and Respond to High-Consequence Biological Threats. The exercise examined gaps in national and international biosecurity and pandemic preparedness architectures—exploring opportunities to improve prevention and response capabilities for high-consequence biological events.     *NTI : The Nuclear Threat Initiative Participants included 19 senior leaders and experts from across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe with decades of combined experience…