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Annie Jacobsen and Geoff Bennett discuss 'Biological War' on 'Settle In'
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August 4, 2026
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6:28Now PlayingWhat would happen if the next major national security threat wasn't a missile or a bomb but a deliberately engineered pathogen? That's the premise of "Biological War: A Scenario," the new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen. Geoff Bennett discussed America's preparedness for biological threats with Jacobsen on our PBS News podcast, "Settle In."
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