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Defeating COVID-19 Requires a Military-Grade Defense System
By: Peter J. Plantes, MD, FACP
The Dowding System, a military-grade advanced detection system, is commonly described as the world’s first wide-area ground-controlled interception network. We need one for the battle against COVID-19
For the first time since May 8, 1945, the day in which Germany surrendered to the Allies, the world finds itself fighting a global war. But this world war is different. The battles aren’t pitting one country against the next or one religion versus another. Rather, this war features all of humanity fighting against an invisible enemy. That enemy is SARS-COV-2, a novel coronavirus that has so far infected millions and killed tens of thousands across more than 130 countries. This is a war exacerbated by the actions of mankind, yet a war not entirely of mankind’s fault. One thing is clear though, defeating COVID-19 requires a 21st military-grade defense system.
How Britain used data to turn the tides of war
In 1940, five years before the allies liberated Europe, the British Royal Air Force found itself under constant threat from the Luftwaffe, the German air force.
With the Nazis having conquered most of Europe, the British were determined to maintain their sovereignty and defeat fascism…
