February 15, 2004
Any Word on the Small Stuff?
New York Police Training for Catastrophic Terrorism
"The New York Police Department, working with city health officials, federal authorities and other agencies, has been preparing for a possible attack with nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, perhaps the most daunting threat facing municipalities in a post-9/11 world."
In terms of pure numbers, that may be the most daunting threat, but what about the small stuff? Bomb on a train. A bus. We've all heard a lot about nuclear, biological or chemical, but very little about the things that are harder to detect.
The last line of this story: "Moreover, the city recently changed the health code to allow the city to detain anyone health officials suspect of having being exposed to a deadly infectious pathogen."
Anyone ever see Outbreak? If you haven't, go rent it. It's not a great movie, but interesting to watch.
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posted by at February 15, 2004 12:43 PM
