To complement Tim May's essay on the Net and Terrorism: The Washington Post, July 1, 1996, Business, p. 22. Keeping the Military in High Tech [Excerpts] At Camber Corporation in Springfield, Va., posters, comic strips and colorful Silicon Graphics Inc. computers dot the office landscape. Employees banter as they work. Technical director Bryan Ware, 26, serves as the bridge between the college-age computer programmers and the military commanders who authorize the projects. "A lot of military people don't know or trust technology," he said. "A lot of computer nerds don't know or trust the military. I know and like both." The Army had a congressional mandate to prepare for terrorists using chemical, biological or even nuclear weapons and for civilian doctors having to figure out how to treat the victims. To that end, the Army contracted Camber to create the Nuclear Biological Chemical Medical Defense Information Server which has many more bells and whistles than the average Web site. On the opening page, "danger" signs line the background. Articles on the latest terrorist catastrophes appear in the center of the screen. Black illuminated links to the site's library, to news and to other information fill the left-hand side. Click on the library link, and medical manuals on nuclear, biological and chemical warfare treatments appear. To the left, a video section link becomes visible. Click on it, and an interactive session begins between the user and an actor playing the role of nuclear, chemical or biological warfare victim. If the user administers the proper treatment (it's good to read the library manuals before going to the video), the victim will survive. If the user fails to administer the correct procedures, the victim will die. "We try to have fun," said Alex Neifert, 21, who's working on the Army Web site project for the summer before heading back to the University of Michigan's Graduate School of Information in the fall. "We're hoping to improve the preparedness of the military and civilian communities to deal with these types of problems. This site will give doctors access to important information that could save lives in the event of a terrorist action," said the Army officer in charge of the project. Camber and the military hope that 1,000 visitors will view the Web site daily when it officially opens July 3. To access the site, point your browser to: www.nbc.gov/. -----