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USA: NEW DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE NATION PREPARES TO RESPOND.(Brief Article)
IPR Strategic Business Information Database, August, 2002
(Linda D.Kozaryn, AFPS) The upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is a vivid reminder that the nation must be prepared to respond to acts of terrorism and other disasters. Ensuring the nation's preparedness for such emergencies would be one of the main missions of the Homeland Security Department proposed by President Bush.
White House officials say the department would ensure emergency response professionals are prepared, provide the federal government's response and help the nation recover from terrorist attacks and natural disasters. The consequences of such national emergencies are wide- ranging, White House officials said. They include loss of life and health, destruction of families, fear and panic, loss of confidence in government,...
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